| Regimental number | 2124 |
| Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| School | Mount Gambier Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | French polisher |
| Address | Mt Gambier, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Robert Telfer, Helen Street, Mt Gambier, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 30 September 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 21 August 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 19 February 1919 |
| Discharge date | 20 May 1919 |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Wounded, Fleurbaix, France, 19 July 1916; invalided to 3rd Western General Hospital, Manchester; recovered and returned to duty. Wounded, second occasion, Villers-Bretonneux, 25 April 1918; invalided to Portsmouth, England; recovered and returned to duty, Hurdcott Camp. |
| Date of death | 12 April 1973 |