Regimental number | 3989 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Other Names | Charles Selwin |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 21 Gordon Street, Brighton, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A. Sowter, Ferry Street, West Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2897 Pte Frank SOWTER, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1919; 2986 Pte Clement Cornelius Selwyn SOWTER, 32nd Bn, died of wounds, 30 October 1918; |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 14 February 1916. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 April 1916 (dental treatment); discharged, 6 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 8 March 1916. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 3 April 1917 (gonorrhoea), and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; transferred by Ambulance Train No. 3 to 57th General Hospital, Etaples, 13 April 1917; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 18 April 1917; to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, 18 April 1917; rejoined unit, 25 April 1917. Total period of treatment for venereal disease: 16 days. (Soldier disputed this entry; DMS, AIF, recommended no remission of forfeiture: Base Records, London, to Base Records, Melbourne, 16 April 1919.) Detached for duty with 12th Brigade, 6 February 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 21 August 1918; rejoined 45th Bn, 9 September 1918. Marched out for return to Australia, 21 January 1919; commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Armagh', 5 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 20 May 1919; discharged, 12 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Place of burial | Nowra Cemetery, New South Wales |