| Regimental number | 6883 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| School | Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Articled law clerk |
| Address | North Glenelg, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.5 |
| Height | 6' 1.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, G A Selway, Esplanade, North Glenelg, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in 78th Infantry Bn, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died 67th Casualty Clearing Station, buried British Cemetery near Crouy. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 21.9 |
| Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. I), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Supreme Court Roll of Honour, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription ('Those Who Fell') reads: 'Ante diem periit sed miles sed pro patria' ['He died before his time, but as a soldier, and for his country.' From the poem 'Clifton Chapel' by Henry Newbolt]. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: George and Mary SELWAY, Esplanade, Glenelg, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia. Commemorated in a window representing St George, St Peter's Church of England, Glenelg, South Australia. |
| Family/military connections | Nil |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SELWAY George |
