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UPTON SELWAY

Died : 30 Nov 1918
Rank : Petty Officer
Service no at death: 227897(PO)
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Surname: SELWAY
Forename: UPTON
Initials: U
Date of Birth 1887
Place of BirthCorstophine, Edinburgh
Place of Birth Source1891 Census
Address Regular Navy
Schools attended Wimborne Grammar School
Employment / trade
Place of workRoyal Navy
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of George and Elizabeth Selwy of Crescent Road, Wimborne.
Spouse Name No record of any marriage
Notes1911 Census shows Mother, Elizabeth, widowed District Nurse, living at 16 Crescent Rd, Wimborne, with daughter Dorothy.
Regiment at call-up
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served Various
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsRoyal Navy from approximately 1905. His first ship was HMS Impregnable.
Other rankPetty Officer
Other service no227897
Service facts
Age at death31
Date of death 30 Nov 1918
Regiment at deathRoyal Navy
Battalion at death
Rank at deathPetty Officer
Circumstances of deathServing with the Royal Navy Aircraft Kite Balloon Section on HMS Neptune.Died of Influenza and pneumonia.(Register of Seamens’ Services, ancestry.com)
Service no at death227897(PO)
Field of action at death
Place of deathUnited Kingdom
Location of graveQueensferry Cemetery, Dalmeny Parish, Edinburgh.
Position578
Other memorialsSt. John’s Church, Wimborne Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster. Wooden memorial in the hall at Queen Elizabeth's School
Newspaper Reference None found.Website www.queensferry-at-War.weebly.com useful.