Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The 1914-15 Star awarded to Lieutenant-Commander W. A. Selby, Royal Navy, who was commended for services aboard H.M.S. Mersey in action against the Konigsberg in the Rufiji River Delta on 6 July 1915, when he ‘was in the top controlling the fire all the 6th July’

1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr. W. A. Selby. R.N.) very fine £100-£140

Walter Arthur Selby was born in London on 31 July 1882, and joined the Royal Navy as Midshipman on 15 May 1899; Sub-Lieutenant, 15 May 1902; Lieutenant, 30 September 1904; Lieutenant-Commander, 30 September 1912. He was appointed to H.M.S. Severn on 8 August 1914, and transferred to her sister-ship Mersey 6 days later, serving in Mersey until invalided on 28 February 1916, in consequence of ‘wound in action, nerve deafness due to gunfire’. Despite treatment at Haslar Hospital he was placed on the Emergency List (Physically unfit) on 2 November 1916. He died on 22 November 1930. Sold with copied record of service and official report of the Konigsberg operations.