| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| School | Madras College; St Andrew's College, Scotland |
| Other training | St Andrew's University, Fife, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | School master |
| Address | Hornsby, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith Bessie Terras, 'Trevallyn', Hunter Street, Hornsby, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the St. Andrew's University Volunteer Corps (Artillery), Scotland. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 45th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Migrated alone to Australia. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Dernancourt, France |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 5), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 140 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Mary Ann TERRAS; husband of Edith B. TERRAS, "Trevailyn", Hunter Street, Hornsby, New South Wales. Native of Scotland |
| Other details | Service in France. Killed in action at Dernicourt |
| Date of death |