| Regimental number | 10/236 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Girvan, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | Naples Street, Martinborough |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.1 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Dunbar, Burwah Street, Berhampore, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Served in D Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jeremiah and Elizabeth Dunbar, 38 Rhodes Street, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to HS 'Gascon', date not stated (gunshot wound, abdomen); transferred to Tigne Hospital, Malta, 18 July 1915; to St David's Hospital, Malta, 3 August 1915; marched into New Zealand & Australia Base Depot, Mustapha, Egypt, 16 September 1915. Proceeded overseas to the Dardanelles, 27 September 1915; disembarked Mudros, 2 October 1915, and rejoined unit the same day. Disembarked Alexandria with unit, 29 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 25 July 1916, of (1) leaving parade at Divisional Baths without permission; (2) remaining absent without leave from 1530 hours, until 2200 hours: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No.2 Found guilty, 26 March 1917, of failing to attend a working party: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No.2 Killed in action, in the field, Belgium, 8 June 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999161 |