| Regimental number | 8/3894 |
| Occupation | Tally clerk |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Amy Dwight, 5 Grange Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | D Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth Dwight, 81 Barbour Street, Christchurch; Wife: Amy Dwight, 66 Kenmure Road, Belleknowes, Mornington, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 16 |