| Regimental number | 8/1315 |
| Address | Don Restaurant, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Brother, E Polson, Education Department, Victoria, Australia |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 2), Alexandria, Egypt |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth Polson, Wunghnu, Victoria, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died of cerebro spinal meningitis, 31 March 1916.MSBV |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Second |
| Sources | NAA MT1487/1, file 6042918 |