We remember Hubert George Selwyn-Smith

We remember Hubert George Selwyn-Smith

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Beaudesert, Queensland Australia Source:9151831 Source:8639176 1891
1915
dates Age 24 Source:8639176 1st June 1915
1915
enlistment Beaudesert Queensland Australia Source:8384220 1st June 1915
1915
service Australian Imperial Force Private 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Source:8384220 3rd June 1915 - 10th June 1915
1915
service Australian Imperial Force Acting Corporal 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Source:8384220 10th June 1915 - 4th August 1915
1915
service Australian Imperial Force Acting Lieutenant 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Source:8384220 4th August 1915 - 7th January 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Private 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Source:8384220 7th January 1916 - 8th February 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Lance Corporal 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Source:8384220 8th February 1916 - 24th February 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Sergeant 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Source:8384220 24th February 1916 - 25th February 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Sergeant 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Source:8384220 25th February 1916 - 10th March 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Source:8384220 10th March 1916 - 8th July 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Source:8384220 8th July 1916 - 30th July 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Lietenant 2895 13th L Trench Mortar Battery Source:8639176 30th July 1916 - 25th October 1916
1916
hospitalisation Gun Shot Wound - neck Hospital/Institution Source:8384220 2nd September 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Source:8384220 25th October 1916 - 1st November 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Captain 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Source:8384220 1st November 1916 - 7th June 1917
1917
death Killed in Action Belgium Source:8384220 7th June 1917
burial Messines Ridge British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Mesenstraat Mesen Belgium Source:8384220

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Hubert George
Initials HG
Last Name Selwyn-Smith
Source 8639176
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 2895 13th L Trench Mortar Battery Lietenant
Australian Imperial Force 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Acting Corporal
Australian Imperial Force 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Acting Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Lance Corporal
Australian Imperial Force 2895 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion Sergeant
Australian Imperial Force 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Sergeant
Australian Imperial Force 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 2895 13th Brigade 49th Battalion Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Montagu Selwyn-Smith father
Diamantina Emma Selwyn Smith mother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Dark Blue Dark Brown
DateHeightSource
1915-06-01 5'10"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915-06-01 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Jess120243

External Evidence

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National Archives of Australia: Discovering ANZACS Katherine27600
The Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers who were killed in the Great War. Katherine27600
Brisbane Grammar School: Katherine27600

Multimedia

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Photograph of Hubert George Selwyn Smith Jess120243

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