| Regimental number | 702 |
| Place of birth | Harcourt, Victoria |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Address | Harcourt, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | G Ely, Harcourt, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 8th Castlemaine Militia. On the reserve when war was declared. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Enlisted on 16th August, went to Broadmeadows Camp in August and sailed 19th October, 1914. Wounded in the landing also Gallipoli in July. Missing at Pozieres on 18th August, 1916." Details from Mother and Father. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row Q, Grave No. 6), Longueval, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Henry and Clara Elizabeth ELY, "Kia-Ora", Harcourt, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Three brothers enlisted. |