| Regimental number | 1745 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gladstone, South Australia |
| School | Peterborough Public School, South Australia; Terowie Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Stoker |
| Address | Petersburg, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Tripney, Petersburg, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Junior Cadets in Commonwealth Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 48th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/65/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 16.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 16 |
| Place of burial | Ridge Wood Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 8), Voormezeele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry Montague and Mary TRIPNEY, Tripney Avenue, Peterborough, South Australia. Native of Gladstone, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother:4232 Pte Eric Montague Tripney, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 May 1919. |
| Other details | War service: France, Belgium |