| Regimental number | 2215 |
| Place of birth | Croydon, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Address | Grand Central Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Lionel Brett, Ford Street, Edmonton, London, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 19), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Esther BRETT; husband of Jessie St. John BRETT-BUSH, 14 Elizabeth Street, Ashfield, New South Wales. Native of Croydon, England |