Ernest SELKIRK MID

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Service Number:	2572
Enlisted:	16 August 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Minyip, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Jarrahdale, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Timber Yard Foreman
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Jarrahdale Roll Of Honor WW1, Jarrahdale War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2572, 28th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement 2572, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked 2572, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
9 Jun 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-09
7 Nov 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches

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