Son of the late Charles Selkirk and of Betsy Selkirk (nee Walker); husband of Mary Ann Selkirk (nee Smith), of 13, Tyson Street, Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Mrs. Gaskell, of 65, Parrot Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Reported wounded and missing, and subsequently officially regarded as killed. Wrongly recorded as Rifle Brigade on Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour.
Selkirk, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Selkirk
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 30
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 10th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16438
- Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Queen's Park) Gallipoli Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Panel 190 to 196.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/05/1916 09/06/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 6c* 7k* S11*