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SELBY, Arthur Roland
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll, West Leederville State School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
Short Biography
Member of the first graduating class RMC Duntroon, career soldier in both the Australian and British Army rising to the rank of Major General, retired 1946 to a citrus farm Natal South Africa, became a political activist (anti-republican) as South Africa moved to leave the British Commonwealth.
(Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 16 2002)
Submitted 13 April 2024 by Bruce Burkhardt