| Regimental number | 2836 |
| Place of birth | Forth, Davenport, Tasmania |
| School | Forth State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | 9 Pretty Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fanny Armstrong, 9 Pretty Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of wounds at 26th General Hospital, Etaples on 28 July 1916. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave 15A), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 68 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew and Susan YAXLEY |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 2079 Lance Corporal Elijah YAXLEY DCM, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917; 3694 Pte John William Yaxley STRATTON, 26th Bn, died of wounds, 8 August 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |