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Arthur Edward Sellin

(Confirmed)

Born: 23 November, 1892

Died: 2 January, 1978

Biographical Summary:

Notes by Geraldine Walsh:

Born: 23 November 1892 Junee
Died: 2 January 1978 Newport
Married: 1 May 1933 St Luke's Mosman to Amelia Victoria Farquhar Kalbfell (1900 Melbourne – 21/1/1980 Sydney).
Children: 2 daughters and 2 sons. One of the sons, Bruce Sellin died 1940 Griffith, NSW. The elder daughter has a daughter and 3 sons. The younger daughter married. The surviving son doesn't appear to have married.

Parents:
James Arthur Day Sellin (c. 1857 Avon, Gloucestershire, England – 14/9/1941 New Westminster, Canada) and Elizabeth Claire (Lizzie) Griffin (c. 1861 – 17/8/1930 North Sydney, late of Mosman and Manly). They married 1882 Victoria. Arthur's father James Sellin was a tobacconist who had a shop at 8 Milson's Point Arcade, North Sydney.
Siblings:
1. Montague Stafford Enos Sellin (1883 Bourke – 13/3/1949 late of Baker St,
Kensington. Married (i) Elizabeth Adrienne Gregory who died 1957 at Manly (ii) Carol. He and Carol had a son.
2. Ruby Clare Sellin (1887 Junee – ?) married 2/10/1915 St Clement's Mosman Leslie Abbott Robinson (1883 West Maitland – 8/2/1954 of 1 Kareela Rd, Cremorne). He was an optometrist. They had a daughter.
3. Mary Charlotte (Tot) Sellin (c1889 – 22/10/1927 Royal North Shore Hospital) married Edgar Heane Harris (Coleford, Gloucestershire – 9/10/1960 Bathurst). They married 11/12/1919 St Patrick's Sydney.

Arthur Edward Sellin joined 10/2/1916 at the age of 23 years and 3 months. He was a farmer, next of kin mother, Eliza Claire Sellin "Landsdowne", Mosman St, Mosman. 5' 9". 147 lbs, chest 35" – 39", fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, RC.
30/9/1916 embarked "Aeneas" – Acting Sergeant.
26/5/1917 to 13th Field Coy
3/6/1917 detached to 4th Aust pack transport troop.
30/3/1918 now a Driver to hospital sick
4/4/1918 severe pleurisy.
12/5/1919 RTA per "Pt Napier"

WW2 N388243 Warrant Officer Class 2.
23/11/1967 made a claim for repatriation benefits.

Recorded Names:

• Arthur Edward Sellin

Service Number: 14792

Ranks:

• Held rank of Driver

Birth Records:

• 23 November, 1892 in Junee, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• 2 January, 1978 in Newport

Life Events:

• Enlisted at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Address:

• Lansdowne Mosman Street Mosman NSW Australia
• Landsdowne 29 Mosman Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - James Arthur Day Sellin
• mother - Elizabeth Claire Griffin
• wife - Amelia Victoria Farquhar Kalbfell

Organisations:

• Member of - 13th Field Company Engineers

Main Sources:

• SELLIN Arthur Edward Service Number 14972 Place of Birth Junee NSW Place of Enlistment Sydney NSW Next of Kin Mother SELLIN Eliza Claire (Item)
• Discovering Anzacs Arthur Edward Sellin (Webpage)
• WAR CASUALTIES (Newspaper Article)
• DOUBLE CASUALTY LIST NEW SOUTH WALES (Newspaper Article)
• LCpl AE Sellin (Photograph)
• Family history notes by Geraldine Walsh on Flickr photo of Lance Corporal Arthur Edward Sellin No 14972 (Webpage)
• SELLIN ARTHUR EDWARD Service Number N388243 Date of birth 23 Nov 1892 Place of birth JUNEE NSW Place of enlistment PADDINGTON NSW Next of Kin SELLIN AMELIA (NAA File)
• Engagement Notice (Newspaper Article)
• Marriage Notice (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• SELLIN A. E. on the North Face of the
• Sellim on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour
• A.E. on the Mosman Football Club Rugby Union Roll of Honour