| Place of birth | Yarrawonga Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Address | 12 Bennett Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Louisa Maude Amy Staley, 12 Bennett Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 3 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 15 May 1919 |