| Regimental number | 542 |
| Place of birth | Waterloo, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Maroney Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | son, Kenneth Duncan, Maroney Street, Barnsdale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 23 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | No 1 Mining Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 20 May 1919 |