| Regimental number | 2464 |
| Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria |
| School | Camberwell Roman Catholic School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Leather worker |
| Address | 4 Rose Street, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Nicholson, 4 Rose Street, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in Citizen Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Fate | Discharged |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Sunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 18), Contalmaison, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs. E. NICHOLSON (formerly TRACEY), 2 Portland Street, Richmond, Victoria, and the late John TRACEY. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria |