| Regimental number | 10/488 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Queensland, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Tawa Street, Gonville, Wanganui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.5 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Neil Svenson, Wanganui |
| Previous military service | 'B' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wanganui |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Neil Peter and Louisa Ann Svenson, of III, Gonville Avenue, Wanganui. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to No.16 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 8 July 1915 (diarrhoea); rejoined unit, 28 July 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915. All enquiries made in England and Egypt find no trace, 20 March 1916. Now, 20 March 1916, believe 'killed in action, 8 August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823139 |