| Regimental number | 1883 |
| Place of birth | Warracknabeal Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, David Willsher, Warracknabeal, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 3 August 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 20 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 31 January 1918 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1445 Pte George Mansfield WILLSHER, 29th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 January 1918; 6117 Pte James David WILLSHER, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; 3256 Pte Walter Charles Frederick WILLSHER, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919. |
| Date of death | 12 February 1922 |
| Place of burial | Warracknabeal Cemetery, Victoria |
