Captain Hugh Ronald Selfe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Selfe,
Hugh Ronald
Date of birth: 1880-06-02
Place of birth: Brixton London England
Next of kin: Violet E. Selfe, sister. North Carry Vicarage, Taunton, Somerset, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-07-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
Rank detail
- Captain (British Army).
- Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-28 to 1915-01-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 449054
LAC ID:
221226
Service file: B8770-S036
Uploader's Notes:
Brother of Violet E. Selfe of North Carry Vicarage, Taunton, Somerset, England
Served in the South African War.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion Headquarters A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Captain British Army British Infantry 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-20