| Regimental number | 28620 |
| Occupation | Produce broker |
| Next of kin | Brother, James Lindsay Dempster, 4 North Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row C, Grave No 22), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Jessie D. Dempster, 278 Ashkirk Drive, Mosspark, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 4 |