| Regimental number | 11 |
| Date of birth | 16 July 1893 |
| Place of birth | Geelong Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Military staff clerk |
| Address | 'Ashfield', c/r Hawthorn & Dandenong Roads, Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Ernest Harrison Swan, 124 George Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 23 March 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Orderly Room SGT |
| Unit name | 37th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Administrative Headquarters |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Family/military connections | Cousin (1st): 300 Staff Sergeant Harold James CRUICKSHANK, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 August 1919; Brother-in-law: 526 Corporal Albert Ernest LOWE, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 8 May 1919. |
| Other details | Died in England. |
| Date of death | --/06/1961 |