| Service number | NX16391 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1905-06-15 |
| Birth Place | United Kingdom: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen |
| Death Date | 1945-01-28 |
| Death Place | Thailand |
| Final Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/6 Field Company |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Staff Sergeant Charles Thompson Sellers
Description
Staff Sergeant Charles Thompson “Charlie” Sellers enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 22 May 1940. He served with 2/6 Field Company in the Middle East and the Netherlands East Indies. In March 1942, Staff Sergeant Sellers was captured as a prisoner of war by the Japanese on Java. As a prisoner, he worked on the Burma-Thai Railway and suffered numerous bouts of illness. On 28 January 1945, Staff Sergeant Sellers died of illness in Thailand. He is buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/6 Field Company
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 15 June 1905 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 22 May 1940 | |
| Date of death | 28 January 1945 |