| Regimental number | 2/2180 |
| Address | Hamilton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Lawson, Hamilton |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | 6th Howitzer Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Coxyde Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No 23), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Eleanor Jane Lawson, Hamilton, Waikato |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh |