| Regimental number | 1181 |
| Place of birth | Sutherlands, South Australia |
| School | Public School (Sutherlands? Yorketown?), South Australia |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.4 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Paulina Thiele, same address |
| Previous military service | Nil (Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 43rd Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row B, Grave No. 7), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Frederick and Mary Polina THIELE, Yorketown, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1179 Pte Herbert Frederick THIELE, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918; 180 Pte Benno Hermann THIELE, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 18 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THIELE Ewald Edgar |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
