Regimental number | 1984 |
Place of birth | Clermont, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Agnes Swan, Sneyd Street, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Rebecca Edith SWAN. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 May 1916; disembarked Egypt, 13 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 6 August 1916. Transferred to 41st Bn from 49th Bn, England, 23 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 1 January 1917. Proceeded to unit, 4 January 1917; rejoined 41st Bn, in the field, 5 January 1917. Wounded in action, 11 June 1917, and admitted to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance the same day (shrapnel wound, back); transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 June 1917; to England, 12 June 1917; to Central Military Hospital, Fort Pitt, 13 June 1917; discharged to furlough, 9 July 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 23 July 1917 (Class B1A). Marched into Overseas Base Depot, 15 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 September 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 8 September 1917. Proceeded to unit, 17 September 1917; rejoined 41st Bn, 19 September 1917. Detached to Cookery School, 28 November 1917; rejoined unit, 13 December 1917. Admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 19 May 1918, and transferred to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (influenza); to No 47 General Hospital, Le Treport, 23 August 1918; discharged to Base Details, 7 June 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Rouelles, 8 June 1918. Proceeded to England, 19 July 1918 (Class B2); marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 July 1918. Taken on strength of Headquarters, Australian Imperial Force Depots in United Kingdom, Tidworth, 18 October 1918. Transferred to 41st Bn, 3 December 1918, and marched out of Headquarters, Australian Imperial Force Depots in United Kingdom, for No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, the same day. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged Brisbane (medically unfit: debility), 26 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | Stanthorpe Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SWAN David Temple |