In Memory Of

SELL, CHARLES WILLIAM

Service Details
Age:
41
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
176
Rank:
Company Serjeant Major
Regiment:
Northern Rhodesia Police
Date of Death:
1918-05-29
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
48.
Cemetery:
MANGOCHI TOWN CEMETERY
Country:
Malawi
Additional Information
Decorations:
D C M, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
LG Sup 26 May 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry in performing dangerous reconnaissances on many occasions. On one occasion, with a small party of Scouts, he held up and inflicted many casualties on an enemy advanced guard, himself bringing a wounded man out of action." MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 pg. 9948
Son of John Henry and Charrlotte Sell, of Johannesburg.