| Regimental number | 9/1281 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Duntroon, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Shepherd |
| Address | Tokarahi, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Next of kin | Father, R Dorsey, Tokarahi, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in the Duntroon Rifles for 2 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Posted to unit, Mudros, 3 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Gallipoli, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Proceeded to Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Transferred to Pioneer Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Accidentally injured, 16 August 1917 (circular saw; left hand thumb amputated), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 16 August 1917; to Ambulance Train No 28, 19 August 1917, and admitted to No 8 Red Cross Hospital, Le Tourquet. Transferred to England, 23 August 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 12 October 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 28 November 1917, and granted leave until 2 December 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Tahiti', 1 January 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of injuries sustained on Active Service), 17 April 1918. Total war service: 2 years 309 days (of which 2 years 219 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Sixth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 68 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |