| Regimental number | 280A |
| Place of birth | Redland Bay, Queensland |
| School | Presbyterian School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Compositor |
| Address | c/o Robert McGregor, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Ewart, Norman Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 7, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/12/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 282B |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 29.3 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 33), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Jane Ferguson EWART. Native of Queensland |