| Regimental number | 16 |
| Place of birth | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| School | Peterhead Academy, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Albury Street, Harden, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Carnegie, Peterhead, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 5th Bn, Gordon Highlanders, British Army. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 1), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Alexandrina CARNEGIE, Sunny View, Cairntrodlie, Peterhead, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez ex-HMAT 'Beltana', 11 December 1915. Trnsferred to 8th Brigade Machine Gun Section, Tel el Kebir, 9 March 1916. Taken on strength, 8th Machine Gun Company, 11 March 1916; reverted to Private, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action,20 July 1916. Buried in Sailly-sur-La-Lys Cemetery; reported by Rev. W. Meredith Holliday. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CARNEGIE William Leslie |