| Regimental number | 2514 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Machinery expert |
| Address | Narromine, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Selmes, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 7811 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Salvage Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Kent Fedorowich |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 17th Bn, Egypt, 5 February 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 March 1916. Wounded in action, 27 May 1916 (shell shock); admitted to 35th General Hospital; transferred to England, 27 May 1916; admitted to Kitchener Hospital, 27 May 1916. Transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 1 July 1916; discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Perham Downs. Married Henrietta May JANKS, Christ Church, Brighton, 2 August 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; disembarked Sydney, 31 December 1916; discharged, 16 February 1917 (medical unfitness, not due to misconduct, shell shock). Re-enlisted, 3 January 1918, as 7811 Pte, and embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A71 'Nestor' in 3rd Bn, 26th Reinforcement; disembarked Liverpool, England, 20 April 1918. Transferred to 35th Bn Details, 1 July 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1918; transferred to 3rd Divisional Signal Company, 15 November 1918. Marched in to No. 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, for return to Australia, 23 February 1919; commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 6 September 1919; discharged, 1 December 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Second attestation form gives Wife, Mrs H.M. Selmes, 24 Montipearle Street, Brighton, England, as next of kin. Total war service: 1 year 332 days (of which 1 year 254 days were abroad) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 68 |
| Place of burial | Orange Cemetery, New South Wales |
