| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Post Office Hotel, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Brother, G Cairns-Penny, Post Office Hotel, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Previous military service | R M College |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | LT (Prov) |
| Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 36th Battery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
| Place of burial | Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 2), Nieppe, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Dr. John and Frances CAIRNS-PENNY. Native of Maryborough, Queensland |