Wilfred Selwyn

Name:

Wilfred Selwyn

Country:

England

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

Victories:

Born:

July 1890

Place of Birth:

Toadsmoor, Bisley, Gloucestershire

Died:

Place of Death:

The son of William and Martha Ann Selwyn, Wilfred Selwyn's father was a flock and shoddy textile manufacturer; 1901 residence Brimscombe, Gloucestershire.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Lieut. (T./Capt.) Wilfred Selwyn.
On the 8th August this officer engaged some 300 enemy troops; having inflicted heavy casualties by bombing he pressed home his attack with machine-gun fire until he himself was shot down. Two days later, leading a patrol of three, he observed an enemy two-seater escorted by eight scouts approaching an area where our troops were assembling for an attack; without hesitation he attacked the two-seater, and, despite the efforts of the scouts to protect it, shot it down. A courageous officer with cool judgment, he has destroyed three machines and driven down three others out of control.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918 (30989/12972)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
	04 Jul 1918		24	S.E.5a	Albatros Scout
6	10 Aug 1918	0750	24	S.E.5a (C8840)	Fokker D.VII (OOC) ¹	NE of Rosières
7	19 Aug 1918	1130	24	S.E.5a	Fokker D.VII (OOC) ²	Fresnoy

1	Shared with Lt Thomas Harries, Lt William Lambert, 2Lt Hilbert Bair
2	Shared with 2Lt Hilbert Bair