Reginald Fred Selman
Memorial: Staple Hill - Page Park
Regiment: South Staffordshire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: Fred and Mary Ann Selman
Home address: 21 Chase Road Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Painter in the building trade
Date of birth: 02/01/1918
Date of death: 22/03/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery and commemorated Staple Hill War Memorial
Age: 26
Further information:
Reginald was the eldest of 5 children with 2 younger sisters and 2 younger brothers.
He landed in Burma at the beginning of March with the 2nd Chindit expedition. The Chindits were special operations units of the British and Indian armies, who saw action between 1943–1944, during the Burma Campaign. They attacked Japanese troops, facilities and lines of communication, deep behind Japanese line and as a consequence had a very high casualty rate. Reginald died during heavy fighting just 2 weeks after he arrived.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a1121103.shtml
http://www.chindits.info/Thursday/OperationThursday.htm
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/special-force-legacy-of-the-chindits/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindits