| Regimental number | 3978 |
| Place of birth | Mount Lookout Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mary Swetnam, Railway Commercial Hotel, Albury, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Eugene Swetnam, Tambo Crossing, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 26 September 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 18 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 18 December 1918 |
| Date of death | 22 August 1924 |
| Place of burial | Bairnsdale Cemetery |
