| Regimental number | 1065 |
| Place of birth | Manilla, New South Wales |
| School | Manilla Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Telephonist |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Veness, Namoi Street, Manilla, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Embarked Oct 1914 with 1st Aust Contingent served throughout Gallipoli Campaign and for over two years on the Western Front. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row C, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Stephen William and Adelaide VENESS, Namoi Street, Manilla, New South Wales |