William S Selman
Memorial: Falfield - St George's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Quartermaster Serjeant 5956
Date of birth: 1880
Place of birth: Possibly Chipping Sodbury / Yate
Date of death: 17/05/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Falfield Churchyard, Glos
Age: 35
Further information:
Died of wounds.
From Soldiers or Gloucester database: “Quartermaster W Selman (Salmon?) was shot at the Front with 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and died in Lincoln Hospital aged 35. Buried in Falfield Churchyard on 13 June 1915. (Echo 16/6/15). Reported as Died of wounds 10/6/15”
William was a friend of Mr Simmons and came to Falfield with him and looked on it as his home. He was injured at Ypres, a bullet passing through his spine. He was brought back to Lincoln hospital where he died. His wish was to be buried at Falfield so his body was brought by train and cart and kept overnight at the vicarage
PLEASE NOTE:
After some extensive research no information can be found for a HERBERT SELMAN. However entry no 336 in the Burial register of St George’s Church dated 14th June 1915 records the burial for a WILLIAM SELMAN (Quartermaster Serjeant 2nd Gloucestershire Regiment). In the address box the officiating minister recorded the following “died at Lincoln result of wounds killed in action 17th May”. Searching the “Soldiers of Gloucestershire website a record for William Selman service no 5956 recorded that he was buried at “xFALFI” following contact with “Soldiers of Gloucester” it was confirmed that he was in fact buried in St George’s Churchyard, Falfield on 13 June 1915
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Falfield Village website