South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After September 1916 | ~ | Walsgrave on Sowe Baptist Church |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | August 1916 at Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| CCS at Lijssenthoek | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The War Diary indicates that Alfred was wounded on 5 Sep 1917 during the attack on German lines at Hill 35 nr Wieltje, Belgium and he died of those wounds 4 days later at a Casualty Clearing Station in Lijssenthoek| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1879 at Walsgrave on Sowe | 13 Apr 1879 at Walsgrave on Sowe |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Raymond and Lucy Selby | 36 Princess Street, Coventry |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1879 - Walsgrave on Sowe | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1881 - Ansty Road, Walsgrave on Sowe | 1901 - Coal Miner |
| 1891 - Ansty Road, Walsgrave on Sowe | 1911 - Labourer at Coventry Corporation Gas Works |
| 1901 - 168 Station Street, Foleshill | |
| 1911 - 36 Princess Street, Coventry | |
| 1918 - 36 Princess Street, Coventry |
