| Regimental number | 1403 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Buchanan, 137 Airbks Street, Motherwell, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | 7 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 22 December 1914 |
| Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
