
| Regimental number | 507 |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 46 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Andrew Carson, 62 Bank Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
| Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 3), Buissy,France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Janet CANT (true family name), 35 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, Scotland |