Roger Prideaux Selby

Captain (retired) Roger Prideaux Selby, D.S.O. (14 October, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Prideaux George Selby, Esq., Physician and Surgeon.

Sub-Lieutenant Selby was the officer in charge of H.M.S. Lion's T.S. at the Battle of Jutland. His work there was so exemplary that he was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May 1916, later altered to 15 December, 1915.

Selby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923.

Selby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.

He fractured his lower jaw in January, 1933 and was found fit on 20 February.

World War II

Selby participated in the landings at Normandy.

Selby was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain on 14 October, 1944.

In September, 1946 he was employed as Principal Naval Adviser to the Polish Resettlement Corps. He was to start on 1 October, and work for not more than three months. he reverted to the Retired List on 27 February, 1948.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by William D. G. Weir	Captain of H.M.S. Velox 1932 – 14 Jan, 1933	Succeeded by Roger P. Selby
Preceded by Richard E. Hyde-Smith	Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind 14 Jan, 1933 – 22 Jan, 1933	Succeeded by Thomas J. N. Hilken
Preceded by Roger P. Selby	Captain of H.M.S. Velox 22 Jan, 1933 – 30 Jul, 1934	Succeeded by Hugh Gartside-Tippinge
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Esk 1935	Succeeded by Stanley N. Blackburn