| Regimental number | 2868 |
| Date of birth | 8 August 1895 |
| Place of birth | Burnside, South Australia |
| School | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Park Terrace, Eastwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mrs Lucy Warner Thomas, Park Terrace, Eastwood, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 27 July 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 10 August 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 12 April 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 16736 Sapper Cyril Mervyn THOMAS, 1st Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, France. Wounded, Flers, 16 December 1916; invalided to Woolich Hospital; recovered. Arrived back in Australia, 1 June 1919. |