| Regimental number | 16736 |
| Date of birth | 14 January 1897 |
| Place of birth | Burnside, South Australia |
| School | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Eastwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Sydney Temple Thomas, Park Terrace, Eastwood, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 31 July 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
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| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/15/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 23 December 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 12 December 1918 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2868 Lance Corporal Sydney Charles THOMAS, 1st Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 12 April 1919. |
| Other details | War service: France. Gassed, 25 August 1918; invalided to Grantham Hospital; recovered. arrived back in Australia, 13 February 1919. |
