| Regimental number | 858 |
| Place of birth | Pine Road, Tasmania |
| School | Pinewood State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Pine Road, Penguin, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, S H Dobson, Pine Road, Penguin, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted at the age of eighteen left Australia 26 Batt landed at Gallipoli Sept 21st. Left evacuation went to France as a Signaller until Feb 1918, then went into instructing school for six months and returned to Front and was killed. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 6 September 1918. |
| Age at death | 21.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Assevillers New British Cemeery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 9), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Hildreth and Emma Amelia DOBSON, Pine Road, Penguin, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DOBSON Morton Wilfred |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
