Newport Edward Selwyn 2/Lt 96393
Personnel Entry
Name Newport Edward Selwyn
Army number 96393
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations Territorial Efficiency Decoration 21/4/1950
Date of birth 13/8/1921
Age 0
Unit Royal Northumberland Fusiliers - served in the ranks of 5th Battalion, Embodied 24/8/1939, Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn 1/9/1939, Posted 11th Bn 1/9/39, Posted 23rd Division Details, Motor Transport Training Course May 1940 (Confirmed by Weekly Return of Officers as at 5/5/1940), "Detached" as at 25/9/1940, Rejoined 11th Bn in Launceston June 1940, Iceland, Trf Border Regiment 16/6/1942, Posted 1st Bn, Trf King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/10/1959, Trf King's Regiment 7/4/1964, Retired as Colonel 3/4/1974.
Company/Battery 11th Bn - HQ Company, Border Regiment S Company
Platoon or other sub-unit Anti-Tank Platoon Commander of S Coy, 1st Border Regiment - glider-borne.
Task or role
Joined Brigade 01-Sep-39
Promotions W/S Lt 2/3/1941, A/Captain 3/1/1946, Regular Army Lt 13/2/1944, T/Captain 3/4/1946, W/S Captain and T/Major 7/2/1947, Captain 13/8/1948, Major 13/8/1955, Lt Colonel 7/4/1964, Colonel 30/6/1969.
Wounded September 1944
Prisoner of War Oflag 79 Braunschweig Number 630.
Died/Killed in action
Home address Educated at Durham Cathedral Chorister School, Beaconsfield School, Low Fell. Fought in Sicily 1943 and at Arnhem Sept 1944 - wounded and captured.
Source table 11DLI
McGregor Card Index incorrectly shows his Officer number as 96303.
2/Lt Newport's attendance at the Motor Transport Training Course in May 1940 resulted in 2/Lt J Cook taking his place with the 23rd Division's Home Details in the UK, while the Battalion was with the B.E.F. in France.
