John Robert SELBY

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Service Number:	12406
Enlisted:	13 October 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Selbourne, Tasmania, 1894
Home Town:	Hagley, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 12 June 1917
Cemetery:	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 26 - Rev. P. Lester officiated, Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hagley War Memorial, Westbury War Memorial

13 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12406, Claremont, Tasmania
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 12406, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 12406, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
10 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 12406, Gunshot wound to the head

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Son of James and Elizabeth Selby of 'Quamby', Hagley, Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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