SELLICK, George
| Service Number: | 1091 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia, 15 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mason |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Curramulka Uniting Church WW1 Pictorial Roll of Honor , Curramulka War Memorial, Glandore State Wards & Orphans Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1091, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1091, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1091, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1091, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1091 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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"THE LATE CORPORAL G. SELLICK.
News has been received, of the death of Corporal George Sellick, second eldest son of Mrs. N. P. Norman, of Bowhill, River Murray. He was killed in action in France on July 17. The deceased soldier, who was educated at the North Adelaide public school, and lived at Bowhill for a number of years, prior to enlisting at the outbreak of war was employed at Curramulka, Yorke's Peninsula, where his sterling qualities earned for him the friendship and esteem of all who knew him.
He took part in the historical landing on Gallipoli. While there he was twice wounded, returned, and was in the evacuation. Finally he was drafted to France. Great sympathy is felt for the bereaved relatives, and a host of friends will mourn the loss of one of Australia's truest and noblest sons." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 31 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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