Service Details
Name:
 SELOUS
Given Name:
 FREDERICK HATHERLEY BRUCE
Initials:
 F H B
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
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Unit:
 60th Sqdn.
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Unit 2:
 and The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
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Date of Death:
 1918-01-04
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Date of Birth:
 1898-04-21
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, flying on SE5a, crashed near Menin (Belgium), possibly after an air collision with enemy aircraft
Decorations:
 M C, Silver medal for Military Valour (Italy).
Citations:
 MC LG Sup 14 June 1917 - "For valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field" King's Birthday
Additional
Information:
Son of U. C. Gladys Selous, of "Heatherside," Worplesdon, Surrey, and the late Capt. F. C. Selous, D.S.O. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918. His father also died on service
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
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