John Henry SELLERS

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Service Number:	2130
Enlisted:	4 August 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 1872
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Orphanage, Boys Refuge, Manchester, England
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Accidental (Injuries) - fractured skull, At sea (HMAT Argyllshire), At sea (HMAT Argyllshire A8), 19 October 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt

4 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2130, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2130, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2130, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney

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Address at the time of enlistment was People's Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister Mary Ann Sellers of Castleton, Isle of Man

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal