Robert John SELKRIG

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Service Number:	345
Enlisted:	5 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Abbotsford, Victoria, March 1891
Home Town:	Jeparit, Hindmarsh, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917
Cemetery:	Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ellam Roll of Honor, Jeparit Ellam School & Distrcit Roll of Honor Great War

5 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 345, Melbourne, Victoria
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 345, 6th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 345, 6th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne

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