| Regimental number | 1988 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Railway shunter |
| Address | 16 Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Hazel Leonie Steele, 16 Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Roy Joseph |
| Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 2), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |