| Regimental number | 10/590 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| True Name | Swensson |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | c/o Miss A K Swenson, Bell Road, Otaki |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.1 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Miss A K Swenson, Bell Road, Otaki |
| Previous military service | Wellington YMCA Senior Cadets (3 months) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| 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 | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front. Appointed Acting Corporal with pay, 4th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 12 April 1915. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 16 November 1915 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 26 November 1915. Rejoined unit, Ismailia, 22 March 1916, and reverts to the rank of Private. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. Admitted to hospital, 24 May 1916; rejoined unit, 1 June 1916. Admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 1 April 1918 (pleurisy); transferred to No.56 Casualty Clearing Station, 2 April 1918; to Liverpool Merchants Mobile Hospital, Etaples, 3 April 1918; to No.6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 2 June 1918; to No.26 General Hospital, Etaples, 7 June 1918 (pleurisy); to England, 14 June 1918; to No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 14 June 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HMT 'Maheno', 28 August 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 21 October 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service - chronic pulmonary disease), 3 January 1919. Total war service: 4 year 137 days (of which 4 years 4 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823291 |