| Regimental number | 794 |
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England |
| School | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Coal miner |
| Address | Kurri Kurri, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | sister, Mrs Elizabeth Cann, 411 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Previous military service | Samual Sproat served for 6 weeks in NZEF, was discharged for deafness, he then joined the AIF 9 days after been discharged from the NZEF. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | No 1 Mining Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Mining Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 390), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Janet SPROAT. Native of Edinburgh, Scotland |