| Regimental number | 9/690 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Isle of Wight, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Shepherd |
| Address | Waimate Valley |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice Mary Dabell, 22 Sarah Street, Timaru |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in 2nd Volunterers; Corps disbanded; member, Legion of Frontiersmen at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | At sea |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 72), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary Dabell, Blackgang, Isle of Wight, England; Wife: Alice May Dabell. Member of the Legion of Frontiersmen |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died at sea of wounds sustained at Gallipoli. War service: 309 days (of which 254 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994900 |