| Regimental number | 2865 |
| Place of birth | Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
| School | Wauchope Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | 'Beechwood', Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Colwell, 'Beechwood', Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonnuex, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row R, Grave No. 2), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | PArents: John and A. COLWELL, Bechwood, New South Wales. Native of Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Herbert Dickson (right name James Colwell) no. 2362, killed in action, 18 July 1915. |