| Regimental number | 3131 |
| Place of birth | Mumbannar, Victoria |
| School | Ardno, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Glencoe West, S.W. |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Ellie Margaret Smith, Glencoe West, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 24th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A6 Clan Mccorquodale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Accidentally drowned |
| Place of death or wounding | Accidentally drowned in Egypt. |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Dair El Belah War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 79), Palestine, |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Christinia SMITH; husband of Elsie SMITH, Glencoe West, Mount Gambier, South Australia. Native of Mumbannar, Victoria |