| Regimental number | 372 |
| Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales |
| School | Bondi Superior Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Address | Orange, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | mother,, Mrs Hellena Booth Brook, Heathcote, Cross Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Machine Gun Corps, Eastern Suburbs Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Tunnelling Companies |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name William James |
| Place of death or wounding | Hill 60, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, Row O, Grave No. 26), Zillebeke, Belgium\ |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Helena BROOK, "Kent", Cross Street, Waverley, New South Wales. Natie of Orange, New South Wales |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
