| Regimental number | 4591 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wolston, Coventry, England |
| School | Aldridge School, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carter |
| Address | Renmark, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Townsend, Renmark, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6150 Pte Albert John TOWNSEND, 10th Bn, killed in action, 18 September 1918. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Wounded, Popperinge, 8 September 1916; invalided to England; returned to Australia and discharged as medically unfit. |
| Date of death |