| Regimental number | 2912 |
| Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
| School | Central Boys, Gympie, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Musgrave Road, Gympie, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Claridge, Musgrave Road, Gympie, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in B. Company, Cadets, Gympie (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 41st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
| Fate | Drowned at sea |
| Place of death or wounding | Killed at sea throughout enemy action |
| Age at death | 21.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | At sea |
| Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hants, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest Augustus and Jane Elizabeth (nee SMITH) CLARIDGE |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Drowned at sea when HMAT 'Warilda' was torpedoed, 3 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARIDGE Robert Oakley John |