
| Regimental number | 2908 |
| Place of birth | Marlo Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, C W Towner, Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Bazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. 14), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles William and Ellen Elizabeth TOWNER, Pyke Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |