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Title KENNETH EDMUND SELDEN Description
Kenneth was a pupil at Hemel Hempstead Grammar School from 1931 to 1934. He was born on 4th July 1916.
Family ? Alfred Lewis Selden and Elizabeth Selden, Hemel Hempstead. Alfred was the Mayor of Hemel Hempstead from 1945-1949 and Elizabeth was his second wife (nee Morton)
He was an active young man who enjoyed driving his sports car. He joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve and became a Flight Sergeant in 202 Squadron. He was killed on active service on 10th May 1942 aged 25, and his body recovered from the sea off the coast of Scotland.
His school blazer and a speech day programme were donated to the school archive in 2007.
There is a bench dedicated to him at the war memorial by St John?s Church.
He lived at 78, Marlowes and his funeral took place at the Baptist church in Marlowes conducted by the Rev. C.C.Dawson. He is buried in the Heath Lane cemetery, Hemel Hempstead.
Keywords RAF, Marlowes, St Johns church Collection Those Who Died Place At sea Year Conflict World War Two File type html Record ID number 154 Can you add any more information to this resource?
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