| Regimental number | 9/28 |
| Address | Hawea Flat |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, John Dow, 10 Albany Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 7), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs John Dow, 476 Leith Street, Dunedin |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 9/29 Bombardier David DOW, Divisional Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery, died of wounds, 17 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |