| Regimental number | 6/443 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
| School | Village School, Egmont |
| Other training | Strafield High School, Taranaki |
| Address | Bank of New South Wales, Timaru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, G F Dewhirst, Marama Street, Frankton Junction |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Canterbury Regiment |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Stratford, 29 May 1908; transferred to Hawera branch, November 1911; Wellington branch, July 1912; Timaru branch (as teller), November 1913. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand Memorial), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Francis and Eliza Emma Dewhirst, Frankton Junction, Waikato |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, Sair Bair, 8 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 98. |