Cecil Walter Thomas, OBE FRBS, (3 March 1885 – 16 September 1976) was a British sculptor and medallist.

As a sculptor, he created many private memorials for display in churches and cemeteries and as a medallist was regularly commissioned by the Royal Mint.

In his early career, he specialised in gem engraving, receiving commissions from all over the world, including several from the House of Fabergé.

Nonetheless, his work in creating cameo portraits inspired his interest in medals and coins; he was one of the few artists to engrave directly into the die.

[2] During the First World War, Thomas joined the British Army, initially serving as a staff officer.

He was observed by his superiors using sand models to demonstrate plans to his men and transferred to a military intelligence position.

As well as private memorials, Thomas created effigies of multiple public figures, including Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury Cathedral; Bishop Edward Talbot in Southwark Cathedral; Admiral Philip Nelson-Ward at Boxgrove Priory church; and Reverend Prebendary Boyd in St Alban's Church, Teddington.

[1][2] Thomas volunteered for the Royal Air Force at the outbreak the Second World War, serving in the model-making section at RAF Medmenham in Buckinghamshire, interpreting aerial photographs into terrain models.

Among Thomas' later commissions were the Bromhead Memorial in Richmond Cemetery (1957)[3] and several large bronzes destined for New Zealand, one of which was received by King's College in Auckland.