| Regimental number | 325 |
| Place of birth | Kiama New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Shire Clerk |
| Address | 'Ottondorff', Redbank, Mudgee, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Rev James H Somerville, Methodist Parsonage, Temora, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 8 February 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 9, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 19 September 1916 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |