| Regimental number | 4469 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | 68 Prospect Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, W E Lawton, 68 Prospect Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 4 (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 2), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Albert LAWTON, Sydney; husband of Edith LAWTON, "The Mount", Ewhurst, Surrey, England |