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Miles Francis De Grave SELLS

Place of birthWilliamstown South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSheep farmer
AddressDelamere, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ida Mary Sells, 40 Pier Street, Glenelg, South Australia
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name27th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 6 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Grand Masonic Lodge Roll of Honour ('Names of those who answered the call of Empire'), Adelaide, South Australia.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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