| Regimental number | 2898 |
| Place of birth | Lachlan, Tasmania |
| School | State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | New Norfolk, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Wakefield, New Norfolk, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Military Hospital, England. |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard (Row I, Grave 6), Wiltshire. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie Eliza WAKEFIELD. |