SELLENS W.
Given Names: William Ernest
Service Number: 3946
Unit: 22nd Battalion, 9th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 30 Yrs
Occupation: Gardener / Groom
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 2½ In
Weight: 136 Lbs
Chest: 32½-35 In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 12/7/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Edith Sellens
Lofts Avenue, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 8/2/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Warilda A69
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 22nd Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 31546
Victory Medal: 31322
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1885
Place: Marden Kent, England
Father: Walter SELLENS
Mother: Caroline
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse: Edith
DEATH
Date or Year: 5/8/1916
Place: Pozieres, France
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Whilst early morning in the trench, a piece of shell hit him in the centre of the back and killed him almost instantly
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 312103
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS