| Regimental number | 8/3434 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Napier |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Balfour, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Dunbar, Dickens Street, Napier |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | St Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 2, Grave No 5), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Eliza June Dunbar, 467 Adelaide Road, Wellington, and the late William Dunbar |
| Other details |
War Service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth Real name: William David DUNBAR |