
| Regimental number | 7844 |
| Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Confectioner |
| Address | Pyrmont, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 37 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L E Lawson, 200 Harris Street, Pyrmont, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Tunnelling Companies (Sept 1916 - Feb 1918 Reinf) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Querrieu British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 14), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christian and Catherine LAWSON; husband of Lucy LAWSON, St. Ann's Hill Road, Merrylands, New South Wales |