Born Canterbury, Victoria; son of Henry William & Martha Swan of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. Arthur enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 7 February 1916. He embarked from Melbourne for active service overseas on 23 November 1916 aboard HMAT "Hororata" (A20). He died of illness on board HMAT "Hororata" (A20) in Sierra Leone Harbour, aged 24 years.
Australian Army Medical Corps - Service No. 16180
SWAN Arthur Robert: D..O.I. Meningitis Service Number - 16180 : Place of Birth - Canterbury VIC : Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC : Next of Kin - (Father) SWAN Henry William
ROLL OF HONOUR
Arthur Robert Swan
Service number 16180
Rank Private
Unit Australian Army Medical Corps
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 11 January 1917
Place of Death Sierra Leone, West Africa
Cause of Death Illness (Meningitis)
Place of Association Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Arthur Robert SWAN
Regimental number 16180
Place of birth Canterbury Victoria
Religion Congregational
Occupation Optician
Address Canterbury, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, H W Swan, 'Hillside', Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Enlistment date 7 February 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name November 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number 26/99/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Army Medical Corps Details
Fate Died of disease 11 January 1917
Place of burial Freetown (Kissy Road) Cemetery, West Africa
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 184
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Henry William and Martha SWAN, "Hillside", Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Died Serra Leone
On Board
H.M.A.T. Hororata
Event: births
Registration number11218 / 1892
Family name: SWAN
Given name(s)Arth Robt
Place of event: CWELL, Australia
Personal detail
Mother's name, Martha
Mother's family name at birthROBERTSON
Father's Name:, Hy Wm
Pvt Arthur Robert Swan
BIRTH
unknown
Victoria, Australia
DEATH
11 Jan 1917
Sierra Leone
BURIAL
Freetown King Tom Cemetery and Memorial
Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
MEMORIAL ID
149771397
23 Warehouseman
Australian Army Medical Corps - Service No. 16180
SWAN Arthur Robert: D..O.I. Meningitis Service Number - 16180 : Place of Birth - Canterbury VIC : Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC : Next of Kin - (Father) SWAN Henry William
ROLL OF HONOUR
Arthur Robert Swan
Service number 16180
Rank Private
Unit Australian Army Medical Corps
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 11 January 1917
Place of Death Sierra Leone, West Africa
Cause of Death Illness (Meningitis)
Place of Association Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Arthur Robert SWAN
Regimental number 16180
Place of birth Canterbury Victoria
Religion Congregational
Occupation Optician
Address Canterbury, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, H W Swan, 'Hillside', Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Enlistment date 7 February 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name November 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number 26/99/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Army Medical Corps Details
Fate Died of disease 11 January 1917
Place of burial Freetown (Kissy Road) Cemetery, West Africa
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 184
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Henry William and Martha SWAN, "Hillside", Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Died Serra Leone
On Board
H.M.A.T. Hororata
Event: births
Registration number11218 / 1892
Family name: SWAN
Given name(s)Arth Robt
Place of event: CWELL, Australia
Personal detail
Mother's name, Martha
Mother's family name at birthROBERTSON
Father's Name:, Hy Wm
Pvt Arthur Robert Swan
BIRTH
unknown
Victoria, Australia
DEATH
11 Jan 1917
Sierra Leone
BURIAL
Freetown King Tom Cemetery and Memorial
Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
MEMORIAL ID
149771397
23 Warehouseman
Born Canterbury, Victoria; son of Henry William & Martha Swan of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. Arthur enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 7 February 1916. He embarked from Melbourne for active service overseas on 23 November 1916 aboard HMAT "Hororata" (A20). He died of illness on board HMAT "Hororata" (A20) in Sierra Leone Harbour, aged 24 years.
Australian Army Medical Corps - Service No. 16180
SWAN Arthur Robert: D..O.I. Meningitis Service Number - 16180 : Place of Birth - Canterbury VIC : Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC : Next of Kin - (Father) SWAN Henry William
ROLL OF HONOUR
Arthur Robert Swan
Service number 16180
Rank Private
Unit Australian Army Medical Corps
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 11 January 1917
Place of Death Sierra Leone, West Africa
Cause of Death Illness (Meningitis)
Place of Association Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Arthur Robert SWAN
Regimental number 16180
Place of birth Canterbury Victoria
Religion Congregational
Occupation Optician
Address Canterbury, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, H W Swan, 'Hillside', Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Enlistment date 7 February 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name November 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number 26/99/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Army Medical Corps Details
Fate Died of disease 11 January 1917
Place of burial Freetown (Kissy Road) Cemetery, West Africa
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 184
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Henry William and Martha SWAN, "Hillside", Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Died Serra Leone
On Board
H.M.A.T. Hororata
Event: births
Registration number11218 / 1892
Family name: SWAN
Given name(s)Arth Robt
Place of event: CWELL, Australia
Personal detail
Mother's name, Martha
Mother's family name at birthROBERTSON
Father's Name:, Hy Wm
Pvt Arthur Robert Swan
BIRTH
unknown
Victoria, Australia
DEATH
11 Jan 1917
Sierra Leone
BURIAL
Freetown King Tom Cemetery and Memorial
Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
MEMORIAL ID
149771397
23 Warehouseman
Australian Army Medical Corps - Service No. 16180
SWAN Arthur Robert: D..O.I. Meningitis Service Number - 16180 : Place of Birth - Canterbury VIC : Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC : Next of Kin - (Father) SWAN Henry William
ROLL OF HONOUR
Arthur Robert Swan
Service number 16180
Rank Private
Unit Australian Army Medical Corps
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 11 January 1917
Place of Death Sierra Leone, West Africa
Cause of Death Illness (Meningitis)
Place of Association Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Arthur Robert SWAN
Regimental number 16180
Place of birth Canterbury Victoria
Religion Congregational
Occupation Optician
Address Canterbury, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, H W Swan, 'Hillside', Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Enlistment date 7 February 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name November 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number 26/99/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Army Medical Corps Details
Fate Died of disease 11 January 1917
Place of burial Freetown (Kissy Road) Cemetery, West Africa
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 184
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Henry William and Martha SWAN, "Hillside", Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Died Serra Leone
On Board
H.M.A.T. Hororata
Event: births
Registration number11218 / 1892
Family name: SWAN
Given name(s)Arth Robt
Place of event: CWELL, Australia
Personal detail
Mother's name, Martha
Mother's family name at birthROBERTSON
Father's Name:, Hy Wm
Pvt Arthur Robert Swan
BIRTH
unknown
Victoria, Australia
DEATH
11 Jan 1917
Sierra Leone
BURIAL
Freetown King Tom Cemetery and Memorial
Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
MEMORIAL ID
149771397
23 Warehouseman
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