Frederick Selkirk

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Minyip, Victoria
Death	1959
Age at Enlistment	21 years, 10 months
Description	5'9½" (1.77m) tall; weight 163 lbs (73.8kg); fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair.
Occupation	confectioner
Religion	Methodist
Address	West Perth, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother Mrs Mary Selkirk
Military Information
Reg Number	1970
Date of Enlistment	11 Mar 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	12th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement transferred to 52nd Battalion 19 Apr 1916 /13th Brigade, 4th Division
Date of Embarkation	26 Apr 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A20 Hororata
Date of Return	28 Feb 1919 - 7 Apr 1919
Ship Returned On	HMAT A68 Anchises
Fate	Wounded in Action 10 Jul 1915 Gallipoli Wounded in Action 3 Jul 1916 Wounded in Action 8 Aug 1916.
Monument	Jarrahdale

War Service

After a month's basic training Fred was allocated to the 6th reinforcement draft for the 12th Battalion.

On 16 Jun 1915 he was taken on strength by the 12th Battalion on the Gallipoli Peninsular, and on 20 Jul 1915 he was admitted to Grotonera Hospital on Malta, having arrived on HMHS Gloucester Castle. On Malta he transferred to the Ricasoli Hospital on 10 Aug 1915, before being well again, he embarked two days later on HMHS Karoa for Alexandria.

Post War

In 1921 Fred married Elsie D Bowtell in Fremantle.

Electoral Roll entries - 1921 - 1925 Marrinup, timber worker; 1931 - 1937 Barton's Mill, Pickering Brook, timber worker; 1949 - 1958 Palgarup, mill worker

Notes

Name taken from South West Advertiser List for Jarrahdale. A previous resident.