| Regimental number | 299 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bodalla, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Mounted constable |
| Address | Newtown, Murwillumbah, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H. McEwan, Newtown, Murwillumbah, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Anzac Provost Corps |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 4289 Pte Henry Frederick Leon Howard DEARDS, 15th Bn, killed in action, 18 August 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Middle East Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 19 June 1915 (gun shot wound, left thigh); treated at Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac Cove; transferred to HS 'Gascon'; transferred to Mudros, 21 June 1915, and admitted to No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital. Transferred to Malta, 16 July 1915. Embarked from Malta on board HMT 'Koroa', 26 September 1915; taken on strength, Overseas Base, Alexandria, 30 September 1915. Embarked from Alexandria ('fit for active service') on board HMAT 'Borda' for Gallipoli, 18 October 1915. Evacuated from Gallipoli (general evacuation); disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915. Admitted sick to hospital, Maadi, 4 January 1916. Marched out from Maadi to Serapeum, 23 February 1916. Transferred (provisionally) to Headquarters, Anzac Mounted Division, 21 March 1916. Admitted to No. 3 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 24 April 1916 (influenza); discharged, 29 April 1916. Admitted to British Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 29 April 1916 (influenza); discharged (Class 'A') to Tel-el-Kebir, 12 May 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal while employed with Military Mounted Police with HQ, Anzac Mounted Division, Kantara, 1 July 1916. Appointed Temporary Sergeant while in command of MMP, AMD HQ, 31 July 1916. Taken on strength, Anzac Provost Corps, Cairo, 5 December 1916; appointed Sergeant, 7 April 1917. Applied for, and was granted, special leave to Australia (family reasons), 19 December 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses' from Suez, 15 February 1918; arrived at Melbourne, 18 March 1918; discharged, 3 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 72 |
| Place of burial | Cremated: Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney; ashes interred in Memorial Wall, Grafton Cemetery, New South Wales. |