
| Regimental number | 3127 |
| Place of birth | Warren New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Riverview, Warren, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, F J Thornton, Riverview, Warren, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 4), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick John and Annie THORNTON, River View, Warren, New South Wales |