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Selwyn Kemp SKIPWORTH

Regimental number1904
Place of birthDromana, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Parsons Selwood, 219 Hatfield Street, Sth Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date29 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 9 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1904A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 July 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row T, Grave No. 37), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sarah SELWOOD (formerly SKIPWORTH), 219 Attfield Street, Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Dromana, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: Norman Laming of Kadina, South Australia.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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