| Regimental number | 1938 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | State School, New Town, Tasmania |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | 10 Arthur Street, North Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | E D Sweeney, 10 Arthur Street, North Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Enlisted in Derwent Regiment 20 February 1906; transferred to 16th Battery AIF 1907. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Trumpeter |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 9 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
| Age at death | 26.3 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 32), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Douglas and Oceana SWEENEY, 10 Arthur Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: Cpl Robert McCann no. 3786, DCM, 4th ADMT Coy; Pte Walter Alfred Hurst no. 8002, 12th Bn, killed in action Jeancourt, France, 18 September 1918. |