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Arthur Herbert SEELEY

Regimental number412
Place of birthEssendon, Victoira
Place of birthEssendon, Victoria
SchoolState School, Essendon, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationIronmonger
AddressWangaratta, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Agnes Matilda Seeley, Rodger Street, Wangaratta, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Garrison Artillery, Queenscliff, Victoria
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1918
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 6), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary SEELEY; husband of Agnes SEELEY, Rodger Street, Wangaratta, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother; 2 nephews.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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