Arthur SWANSON

Regimental number12/3489
Other NamesArthur Leonard
Address23 Spring Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Swanson, 23 Spring Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 18 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWaikumete Cemetery (Protestant Soldiers' Area B, Row 1, Grave No 40), Auckland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E. Swanson, 23 Spring Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Eighth