Lieutenant Colonel
William Selby
DSO
Awards
Conflict:
WW1
Additional Information:
Son of Prideaux and Rose Anne Selby (nee Wise); husband of Eliza Kinsman Selby (nee Benjamin). Three times Mentioned in Despatches whilst serving with the North West Frontier and Tirah Expeditionery Force 1897-98. M.R.C.S. (England) L.R.C.P. (Lond.) F.R.C.S. (England) Hon. Surgeon to the Viceroy, Principal King George's Medical College Lucknow; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Member of the Syndicate, Allahabad University. Buried in Lucknow Cantonment Military Cemetery.
References:
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
- Wilfred Gilhome Selby, Related (Relationship not known), Killed in action 26/04/1915
Biographical Notes:
Public Contributions:
Submitted by: William Wood
Relationship to casualty: None - Whitgift School Archivist
William Selby was a pupil (No 839) at Whitgift Grammar School, North End, central Croydon, Surrey (England) from 1879-1885. He lived with his parents at Bentom Holme, Chepstow Road, Croydon and then ... Read MoreAdd a Story or Photo
Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Name:
William Selby Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Birth:
16 June 1869
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Indian Medical Service
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
08 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death:
47
Conflict:
WW1
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
Face 32.
Cemetery Location:
India