| Regimental number | 3261 |
| Place of birth | Tasmania |
| School | Private Tuition |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Lighthouse keeper, seaman rigger |
| Address | Cooktown, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L V McGuffie, Cooktown PO, Cooktown, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Air Mechanic |
| Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, February 1918 Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Flying Corps Hospital, Pelbury, England |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Leighterton Church Cemetery, Boxwell-with Leighterton, Gloucestershire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Daniel and Marie McGUFFIE; Husband of Lucy Veronica McGUFFIE, Cooktown, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Pte Eric McGUFFIE (cannot be further identified). |