Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Dawson akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni mukuru musi wa 30 June 1969. Aive Director weNaval Operations (DNO) kuNaval Headquarters (NHQ) panguva yeIndo-Pakistan Hondo ya1971. Mamwe ebudiriro dzomubato dzakakurumbira zvikurusa dzeIndian Navy, kubatanidza Operation Trident
, Operation Python uye naval blockade yeEast Pakistan yakaitwa panguva yaaive DNO. Dawson akapiwa Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) nokuda kwebasa rake uye hutungamiri munguva yehondo.