| Regimental number | 1307 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gawler, South Australia |
| School | Gawler Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | High Street, Gawler, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alma Dorling care Mrs Coxall, High Street, Gawler, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 18495 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 15041 Gunner Henry DORLING, 8th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 16 December 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli (wounded; invalided to Australia; discharged as medically unfit; re-enlisted with 8th Field Ambulance, 2 June 1917; embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A60 'Aeneas', 30 October 1917), France. Injured, July 1918; invalided to hospital; returned to duty; contracted influenza, 27 September 1918; invalided to hospital. Arrived back in Australia; discharged as medically unfit. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |