SKIPWORTH, Selwyn Kemp
| Service Numbers: | 1904, 1904A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 March 1916, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Red Hill near Dromana, Victoria, 21 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 24 July 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row T, Grave 37, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dromana War Memorial, Fremantle 849 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1904, 44th Infantry Battalion, Fremantle, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1904, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1904, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1904A, 34th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wounds to back, leg, arm & foot | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 1904A, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1904A awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Selwyn Kemp SKIPWORTH was born in Red Hill near Dromana, Victoria on 21st September, 1891
His parents were Frederick James SKIPWORTH and Sarah Parsons LAMING - they married at Saint Pauls Church in Adelaide on 22nd March, 1882
He grew up in Kadina, Cowell & McLaren Vale in South Australia before moving to Western Australia
His father died in 1902 in South Australia and his mother remarried in 1912 in Western Australia to a Job SELWOOD
He enlisted in Perth, WA on 29th March, 1916 and embarked with the 44th Infantry Battalion, 2nd reinforcements from Fremantle on the shiop Miltiades on 9th August, 1916 - he was transferred to the 34th Infantry Battalion on 10th November, 1916
He was Wounded in Action on 23rd July, 1917 and died on 24th July at the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station from gun shot wounds to his back, leg, arm and foot
Selwyn is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery in France and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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