| Regimental number | 3331 |
| Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 159 lbs |
| Next of kin | Step-Mother, Mrs R M Knowles, Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A57 Malakuta on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 27 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Larkhill. Found guilty, 29 October 1916, of being absent without leave from 9.30 pm, 29 October, to 1 pm, 31 October 1916: deprived of 10 days' pay; total forfeiture: 13 days' pay. Peroceeded overseas to France, 11 November 1916; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 25 November 1916. Found guilty, 18 June 1917, of being absent from parade: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 22 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, left thigh), admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 17th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 36, 24 October 1917, and admitted to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples; transferred to England, 4 November 1917, and admitted to Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, 5 November 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 3 January 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Llanstephan Castle', 15 February 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 16 April 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 1 May 1918. War service: 2 years 294 days (of which 2 years 198 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WATKINS Alfred Norman |