
| Regimental number | 1982 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | Queens College, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Other training | Technical School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 297 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, W C Eltham, 297 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 9 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | NIG |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He represented Tasmania in Cricket against England, South Africa, Victoria and New South Wales. He was a cartoonist and black and white sketches. Some of his works were published in Australian Newspapers and W Beans Book." Details from Father. |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row N, Grave No. 10), Lesboeufs, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William C. and Jenny C. ELTHAM, 156 Park Street, Hobart, Tasmania |