| Regimental number | 23475 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Port Chalmers |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35.7 |
| Height | 6' 0.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Nicholas Dodds, Port Chalmers |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Port Chalmers Naval Artillery; left the district. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| 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: Nicholas and Christine Isabel Dodds, George Street, Port Chalmers, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 July 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 29 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 August 1916; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 24 August 1916, and posted to 8th Company. Admitted to 15th Casualty Clearing Station, 27 September 1916 (enteritis), and transferred same day to 38th Casulaty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 29 September 1916, and admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 28 September 1916; transferred to England, 9 October 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 10 October 1916 (enteritis: slight); discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 4 November 1916; marched into 3rd Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 1 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 21 May 1917. Detached to 3rd Field Company NZ Engineers, 21 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 18 August 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20997663 |