
| Regimental number | 2138 |
| Place of birth | Rosewater South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Thwaites, Melbourne Place, Alberton, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 15), Beaumont-Hamel, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick James and Margaret Duncan THWAITES, Adelaide, South Australia. Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.~ |