| Regimental number | 3260 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gladhammar Parish, Kalmar County, Sweden |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Address | 28 Wingram Road, Glebe Point, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Swanson, Wingram Road, Glebe Point, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Disembarked, Suez, Egypt, 21 January 1916. Transferred to the 56th Bn, 16 February 1916. Sailed from Alexandria on board HMT Huntsend on 22 June 1916; disembarked at Marseilles, 30 June 1916. Wounded on 3 November 1916 Flers Sector, Gunshot wound to chest - severe. Transferred to the 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 6 July 1917. Sustained gunshot wound to the left arm, 27 September 1917, Polygon Wood, Belgium. Embarked Plymouth per H.T. Tras-os-Montes, 8 April 1916 and disembarked in Sydney, 25 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Arrived in Australia from Hamburg, Germany, on 8 November 1911 on board the ship Archibald Russell. Jumped ship in Melbourne. Naturalised, 21 August 1912. Married Ethel Maud Weeks, Glebe Church of England Church, New South Wales, on 26 August 1915. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 60 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
