| Regimental number | 20888 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Custom's clerk |
| Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Thomas Lawton, 33 West kenville Street, Rhyl, North Wales |
| Enlistment date | 13 June 1917 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 8 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | October 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Canberra on 16 November 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 22 August 1919 |