| Regimental number | 8/3237 |
| Address | Te Tua |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A H Dawson, Rimu Post Office, Longbush, Southland |
| 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, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Walter and Ada Harriet Dawson, Rimu, Southland |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth |