Place of birth | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
School | Cheltenham Grammar School, Gloucestershire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Occupation | Sheeper farmer |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Celia Swann, Lausanne, Elizabeth Bay Road, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Nuel spelt Noel |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 45 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 30), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 140 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Celia SWANN; husband of Helen G. SWANN, 32 Cornwallis Crescent, Clifton, Bristol, England. Native of Cheltenham, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |