| Regimental number | 42425 |
| Occupation | Postal clerk |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E E Thayer, 177 Hastings Street, Napier |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Jones Thayer and Elizabeth Esther Thayer, 177 Hastings Street, Napier |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front MV |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 3 |