| Regimental number | 19823 |
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| School | Camberwell Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 13 Hildebrandt Crescent, Grace Park, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, C E Sorby, 13 Hildebrandt Crescent, Grace Park, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 25th Battery Australian Field Artillery; Melbourne Citizen Forces : Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Ecclesall (All Saints) Churchyard (North of Church Tower), Yorkshire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Helen SORBY, 16 Moore Street, Hawthorn, Melbourne, victoria |