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SELKIRK, Ernest
Personal Details
| 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, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 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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