| Regimental number | 10/1038 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ashburton |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Address | Awamate, Wairoa |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.3 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Thomas, Ashburton |
| Previous military service | Served in C Company, 2nd Regiment, Territorial Force; serving in 9th Regiment at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Mary Stewart Thomas, Carter's Terrace, Tinwald, Ashburton |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to No 2 Section, NZ Field Ambulance, 30 April 1915 (influenza); transferred to hospital, Alexandria (date not recorded); discharged (c'cured') to Mustapha Barracks, Alexandria, 4 May 1915. Embarked Alexandria, 9 May 1915, to rejoin Bn at Gallipoli. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.' War service: 326 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825328 |