| Regimental number | 840 |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 51 Panton Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Eadie, 51 Panton Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 31 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4409 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 13 February 1917 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 839/4408 Pte Alexander McKinley EADIE, 8th Field Company Engineers, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 2108/1894 Sapper Henry Erskine EADIE, 8th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 21 March 1919; Cousins: [171] Lt Edward Erskine DILWORTH MC, 1st Division Engineers, died of wounds, 6 May 1918; [29] Lt James Allan FALCONER MC, 57th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1918. |