Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | 9 Tashiny Road, Toorak, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 48 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs V C M Sellheim, 9 Tashiny Road, Toorak, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | COL (AA and QMG) |
Unit name | Head Quarters 1st Australian Division |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 1/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A3 Orvieto on |
Date of embarkation incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as 22 October 1914. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Brigadier-General |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Headquarters, Australian Imperial Force |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette, Third Supplement, No. 29632 (21 June 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129 (21 September 1916). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Commandant, AIF Administrative Headquarters, Egypt, 1915-16; London, 1916. Adjutant General and Second Military Member of the Military Board of Australian Forces, 1914 and 1917-24. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Marama', and via America, 31 August 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 17 October 1916; discharged (appointment terminated), 2 November 1916. Administrator of Norfolk Island, 1926-28. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SELLHEIM Victor Conradsdorf Morisset |