| Regimental number | 679 |
| Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
| School | State School (Maryborough? Rockhampton?), Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | W Tarling, Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 60), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie TARLING, Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2403 Corporal George Henry TARLING, 49th Bn, killed in action, France, 7 June 1917. |