South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Shoeing Smith 52875 Frank SELFE - Z Battery, 5th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery

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Died on Wednesday October 23rd 1918 aged 27

Grave for F Selfe


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Abbeville Communal Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
15 March 1915 in the Balkans ~ Berkswell
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Died of Broncho Pneumonia Before 1911 at Woolwich  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Abbeville Y Battery, RHA  
     

Circumstances of Death

Frank died of Broncho Pneumonia contracted on active service. He is buried at Abbeville which was the base for the No.3 BRCS, No.5 and No.2 Stationary Hospitals.


 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
7 Jan 1890 at Canning Town 23 Feb 1890 at Plaistow, St. Mary
   
Parents NamesAbode
Henry John and Elizabeth Selfe (both deceased) Plaistow, London
   
Wife and Marriage DetailsChildren
Eva Selfe nee Hands of Meadows Cottage, Berkswell Frank (Jnr) born 27 Feb 1918
21 Mar 1915 at Berkswell    
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1890 - Canning Town, London 1911 - Gunner in Y Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
1891 - Croydon Road, West Ham, London 1915 - Shoeing Smith in Royal Horse Artillery 
1901 - 24 Croydon Road, West Ham, London  
1911 - Barracks, Mhow, Central India  
1915 - Leamington Priors  
   
  • Picture courtesy of Bob Selfe