| Place of birth | Allansford Victoria |
| Occupation | University lecturer, physician, and surgeon |
| Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Dr J S Thwaites, 'Reicroft', Bank Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Australian Army Medical Corps Res |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit name | 14th Australian General Hospital |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/101/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Mooltan on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Kashgar on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Kashgar on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A1 Kymettus on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30474 (14 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918). |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |