| Regimental number | 2019 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Paradise, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Samuel Townsend, Sulphide Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 79th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | 9 February 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 July 1916 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2019A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 20 December 1917 |
| Date of death | 4 March 1983 |