| Regimental number | 10/3807 |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eleanor Stoddart Dodson, 25 Matai Road, Hataitai, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Alice Dodson, 4 Ipsley Street, Blenheim; Wife: Eleanor Stoddart Chapman (formerly Dodson), 15 Maipapa Road, Hataitai, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 10 |