William Halford Selby DSC, RN

Born  29 Apr 1902


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Ranks

15 Jan 1922 A/S.Lt.
15 Oct 1922 S.Lt.
31 Aug 1924 Lt.
31 Aug 1932 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1937 Cdr.
31 Dec 1943 Capt.
8 Jan 1953 Rear-Admiral

Retired: 29 Feb 1956


Decorations

23 Sep 1941 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
9 Feb 1943 DSC
9 Jun 1955 CB

Warship Commands listed for William Halford Selby, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Wren (i) (D 88)Cdr.Destroyer31 Jul 193913 Jan 1940
HMS Mashona (F 59)Cdr.Destroyer23 Jan 194028 May 1941
HMS Onslaught (G 04)Cdr.DestroyerJan 19428 Feb 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Onslaught (G 04)


17 Jan 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330A/17, HMS Onslaught (Cdr. W.H. Selby, RN) departed Loch Ewe for Seidisfjord where she arrived around 1700A/18. (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 199/73

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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