| Regimental number | 2695 |
| Place of birth | Clarendon, South Australia |
| School | Clarendon Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Motor mechanic |
| Address | Clarendon, SA, |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Tester, Clarendon, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 22.8 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 10), Harbonnieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Mary Jane TESTER, Clarendon, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4284A George Russell TESTER, 4th Pioneer Bn, killed in action, Messines, Belgium, 2 June 1917. |