| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Articled law clerk |
| Address | Erskine Street, Gooddwood Park, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Rev W G Clarke, Erskine Street, Gooddwood Park, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 9 June 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on 9 March 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 5 July 1916 |