Private Oliver Selby

Private Oliver Selby, 10th Battalion The Parachute Regiment A.A.C. He was killed in action in Holland at Arnhem on 25th September 1944 during the course of Operation Market Garden. He was aged 25 and was the son of Alexander Prideaux Selby and Mary Selby of Walberton, Sussex. He is buried in Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem, Holland. ( His name is not on the Memorial but there is a plaque in his memory inside the church ). His Headstone is inscribed ” In Sacred Memory Of Oliver Fort Et Loyal R.I.P. ” The photos show paratroops during the Battle.

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