| Regimental number | 6101 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F E Spence, Days Road, Wilston, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 6th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/25/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A40 Runic |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Alexandria, 27 February 1916. Taken on strength, 13th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 March 1916. Promoted Temporary 2nd Corporal, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 13 August 1916; Sergeant, 15 November 1916. Wounded in action, 27 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right leg); admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 30 November 1916; transferred to England, 3 December 1916, and admitted same day to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth; discharged on furlough, 2 March 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 March 1917. Reported absent without leave, 26 March 1917; then reported sick in 5th Southern General Hospital, 2 June 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 18 May 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; disembarked, 27 September 1917, for overland travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane (medically unfit: debility), 16 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |