Regimental number | 942 |
Place of birth | Nugent, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | Taranna, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles H Swan, Taranna, Tasmania |
Previous military service | No (Evaded service) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Una SWAN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1919, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged (wounded), Hobart, 23 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SWAN Alveney |