| Regimental number | 975 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Box 166, PO, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5'10.75" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, S Swain, Box 166 PO, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | 4 years Cadets Expiration of service |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | LSGT |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, H Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
Joined the Royal Flying Corps as 2nd Lt, 28 August 1916. Postings: No. 76 Squadron, 9 May 1917; No. 200 Squadron, 27 July 1917; No. 33 Squadron, 22 September 1917; to France as Assistant Instructor in Gunnery, Armament School, 20 December 1917; No. 29 Squadron, 23 December 1917; No. 70 Squadron, 24 December 1917; No. 13 Wing, 15 June 1918. Admitted to hospital, 8 July 1918 (angina pectoris). Posted to No. 13 Wing, 11 August 1918; No. 1 Aircraft Supply Depot, 17 September 1918. On leave, 11 December 1918-9 January 1919. On Home Establishment, 24 January 1919; SE Area, 1 April 1919; on Unemployed List, 16 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Kyarra'; disembarked Fremantle, arrived at Melbourne?, 17 July 1915; discharged Perth, 31 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SWAIN John Edgar Hill |