| Regimental number | 6897 |
| Place of birth | Jeetho, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lily Evelyn Salmon, 'Mandins', The Avenue, Parkville, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion 19th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Assevillers New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No 3), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 103 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Northern Golf Club Roll of Honour, Victoria. Parents: W. F. and Catherine Salmon; Wife: Lily E. Salmon, 'Waranilla', Beaconsfield Road, Lindfield, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched in to 6th Training Bn, Rollestone. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 26 July 1917 (pleurisy and broncho-pneumonia; discharged to duty, 6 August 1917. On Command, Officer Cadet Unit, Cambridge, 4 January 1918; admitted to 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, 23 May 1918 (not yet diagnosed); discharged from hospital, 30 June 1918; appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 2 July 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 July 1918; taken on strength, 24th Bn, in the field, 22 July 1918. Killed in action, 1 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SALMON Percy William |