| Regimental number | 6942 |
| Place of birth | Rushworth, Victoria |
| School | Footscray State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Footscray, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.1 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Sheargold, 55 Stirling Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion 19th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 20), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Anderson Sheargold and Mary Jane SHEARGOLD, 55 Stirling Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 66149 Frederick George SHEARGOLD, NZEF; Uncle: 1782 Pte Ernest LAPEYRE, 1st Bn, Imperial Camel Corps, died of wounds, 29 April 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEARGOLD Ernest Francis |