Selwyn, Harold Morrey
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Harold Morrey |
Surname | Selwyn |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-07-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4972 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39575 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | On 3rd July 1940 F/O Selwyn was reported missing flying in Whitley P4972 on an operational flight. Targets across Holland and Germany were attacked on this night with crews instructed to attack airfields, barges and communication installations. The crew of his aircraft had identified a dummy aerodrome and while assessing it the aircraft passed very close to another aircraft, his pilot took evasive action and as a result went into a spin, his captain gave the order to abandon the aircraft and F/O Selwyn complied with this order. The pilot was then able to regain control and he and the rest of the crew were able to make a safe return to base. F/O Selwyn was never found and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. 51 Squadron's ORB lists him as being the bomb aimer on his final flight. |