| Regimental number | 1542 |
| Place of birth | Ultimo, New South Wales |
| School | Patrician Brothers (Catholic) School, Bridge Road, Forest Lodge. |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Carter |
| Address | 86 Forsyth Street, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Delia Egan, 86 Forsyth Street, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
| Age at death | 23.7 |
| Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 14), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Delia EGAN. Native of Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1541 Pte Andrew Frank EGAN, 17th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 March 1916. |