| Regimental number | 16417 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Lawson, Kaikoura |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Manuka on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Chanak Consular Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 7), Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Henrietta Lawson, Kaikoura, Christchurch |
| Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 40, p. 2 |