Selby Hartwell James

Selby Hartwell James

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Cannington, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	25 years, 6 months
Description	5'9¾" (1.m) tall ; 140 lbs 63.503 kg ; fresh complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Dairyhand
Religion	Church of England
Address	Maddington, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Frank Barnett Carl James
Military Information
Reg Number	[ 3238]
Date of Enlistment	24 Jul 1916
Rank	Trooper
Unit/Formation	10th Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement
Date of Embarkation	26 Feb 1917 - 18 Mar 1917 "26 Feb 1917 - 18 Mar 1917" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation. ‒ 18 Mar 1917 - 4 Apr 1917 "18 Mar 1917 - 4 Apr 1917" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation.
Ship Embarked On	RMS Morea & HMAT A47 Mashobra
Date of Return	10 Jul 1919 ‒ 4 Aug 1919
Ship Returned On	SS Oxfordshire
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	Gosnells Road Board Honour Roll
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Entered camp on 24 Jul 1916 and on 19 Oct 1916 he was allocated to the 24th reinforcement draft for the 10th Light Horse Regiment. This was changed to the 26th draft on 1 Feb 1917. Selby and his fellow passengers transferred from the RMS Morea to HMAT A47 Mashobra in Bombay on 18 Mar 1917. On arrival in Egypt, Selby was sent to the 'A' Details Camp at Moascar before transferring to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade's training camp on 21 May 1917. Three days later he was taken on strength by the 10th Light Horse Regiment at Marakeb.

On 26 Feb 1918 Selby was sent to the Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp at Port Said, returning to his unit on 10 Mar 1918. On 16 Aug 1918 he was sent to hospital ill, and on 21 Aug 1918 admitted to the 47th Stationary Hospital at Gaza. He was discharged to duty on 26 Aug 1918, but sent to the Port Said rest camp again from 29 Aug 1918 to 26 Sep 1918. he was able to rejoin his unit on 18 Nov 1918.

Discharged by the 5th Military District on 14 Sep 1919

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