| Regimental number | 33036 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Dewar, 12 Bellevue Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Margaret Dewar, 12 Bellevue Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, and the late Stewart Dewar. Native of Queenstown, Invercargill |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 9/31 Lance Corporal Stewart George DEWAR, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 3 December 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 21 May 1917, and posted to 4th Company. Wounded in action, 16 June 1917; admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 17 June 1917, and transferred same day to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, 17 June 1917 (shrapnel wound, chest wall); to No 7 Convalescent Camp, Boulogne, 19 June 1917; to No 10 Convalescent Camp, Escault, 28 June 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 11 August 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 18 November 1917, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 14 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996921 |