| Regimental number | 29333 |
| Place of birth | Sandgate, Queensland |
| School | Public School and East Maitland High School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | c/o G W Payne, Methodist Parsonage, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Rev G W Payne, Methodist Parsonage, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 42nd Infantry; He graduated through Cadets to Militia raking as Lieutenant. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 117 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Atheletic-footballer-sprinter of more than average speed. Won several prizes and medals - last at a military tournament Durban en route to England which he posted to mother from London. Gifted violinist, mates of battery 107 Howitzer clubbed together getting violin from Paris to hear him. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Somewhere between Passchendaele and Menin Road, Belgium |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 7), Steenwerck, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Warren and Sarah Eunice PAYNE, Wallace Street, Willoughby, New South Wales. Native of Sandgate, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | His elder brother Warren Roy Payne same battery afterwards made Lieut. as recognition of special service rendered in action. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
