| Regimental number | 6973 |
| Place of birth | Wollongong New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Wandong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 44 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M E Burgess, Wandong, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 44 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
| Family/military connections | Nephew: 372 Pte Ernest Joseph LUCAS, 5th Machine gun Bn, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919. |