Place of birth | Stuart Hill, Victoria |
School | Melbourne High School, Victoria |
Other training | School Teacher |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gladys Theresa Swanton, 139 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. II), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Clara SWANTON; husband of G.T. SWANTON, 36 Testar Grove, Caulfield, Victoria. Native of Stuartmill Street, Arnaud, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |