| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Dent, Aspley, North Coast Line, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 2 February 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 3 February 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 16 December 1917 |