Place of birth | Buninyong, Victoria |
School | State School No. 2022, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 16 Frank Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Olive Evelyn Selleck, 'Wiora', 16 Frank Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 7th Inf. Bn (Volunteers) as Sgt; in 70th Inf. Citizen Military Forces as Captain and Adjutant; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: Harry and Sophia SELLECK; husband of Olive SELLECK, 'Wiora',16 Frank Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |