| Regimental number | 8/2898 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Beaconsfield |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Beaconsfield, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Alexander Dodds, Goodwood, Otago |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 10th Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| 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: the late Alexander and Isabella Dodds. Native of Goodwood, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined Otago Infantry Bn, Moascar, 9 January 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Embarked to join the British Exped Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 July 1916; transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 28 July 1916 (appendicitis); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 6 August 1916; rejoined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 13 August 1916. Wounded in action, 18 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to 1/1 South Midlands Division Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train, 18 September 1916, and admitted to No 4 General Hospital, 19 September 1916; discharged to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Camiers, 22 September 1916; discharged to Base Details, 24 September 1916. Admitted to No 24 General Hospital, 2 October 1916 (appendicitis); transferred to England, 15 October 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 16 October 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 25 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 30 August 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20997617 |