Frederick courtney selous autobiography
Frederick courtney selous autobiography
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Frederick Selous
British explorer, and conservationist (1851–1917)
Frederick Selous | |
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Selous circa 1911 | |
Birth name | Frederick Courteney Selous |
Born | 31 December 1851 London, England |
Died | 4 January 1917(1917-01-04) (aged 65) Behobeho, German East Africa (now the Selous Game Reserve in southeastern Tanzania) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | Bulawayo Field Force, Matabeleland; 25th Royal Fusiliers, East Africa |
Battles / wars | First Matabele War, Second Matabele War, World War I: --East African Campaign |
Awards | Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, British South Africa Company Medal Distinguished Service Order |
Spouse(s) | Mary Maddy (m. 1894) |
Other work | Famous African hunter and explorer, conservationist, writer |
Frederick Courteney Selous, DSO (; 31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, officer, professional hunter, and conservationi