Regimental number | 412 |
Place of birth | Essendon, Victoira |
Place of birth | Essendon, Victoria |
School | State School, Essendon, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | Wangaratta, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Agnes Matilda Seeley, Rodger Street, Wangaratta, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Garrison Artillery, Queenscliff, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Heath 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 connections | Brother; 2 nephews. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |