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SELWAY, Alexander Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S70178 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, 12 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Fullarton, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Fullarton, South Australia, 10 December 1967, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Mar 1942: | Involvement Private, S70178 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 26 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S70178 | |
| 3 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Alec was the eldest of five children of Thomas Mauger Selway (b1877 in Stepney, South Australia) and Emilia Louisa Pauline Schottelius (b1879 in Norwood, South Australia). Thomas (a Butcher) and Emilia married in 1897 in Adelaide, SA where they settled and raised their family.
Alec was a Butcher in Adelaide SA in 1917 when he married Dorothy Adelaide Ethel Pierce (b1898 in Kensington, SA). In March 1943 Alec enlisted in the ACMF (Private; Service No:S70178) and was attached to 3 Battalion VDC when he was Discharged in October 1945.
Alec died in 1967 and Dorothy in 1998.