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Bryan Selwyn Egerton 1885-1973
| Bryan Selwyn Egerton |
|---|
| Born: 1885 Bloxham, Oxfordshire |
| Died: 1973 Thanet, Kent |
| Father |
| Hubert Decimus Egerton 1848-1932 |
| Mother |
| Annie Horner 1846-1926 |
| Siblings |
| Ellen Dorothy Egerton 1877-1964 |
| Annie Cecily Egerton 1880-1951 |
| Barbara Egerton 1881-1974 |
| Philip John Egerton 1882-1914 |
| Spouse |
| Children |
Bryan Selwyn Egerton was born on 12 May 1885 at Bloxham in Oxfordshire, the son of Hubert Decimus Egerton 1848-1932 and his wife née Annie Horner 1846-1926.
He served throughout the First World War in the London Regiment (1) the 28th County of London Battalion Royal Field Artillery (Artists' Rifles).
In 1917 he suffered a horse-riding accident in which he injured the base of his spine (2). He was demobilsed in 1920.
Afterwards he became a commercial traveller for a concrete machine company. He lived at Well Place Farm, Penshurst in Kent (3).
He died on 3 April 1973 aged 87 years in Thanet, Kent.
(1) Regimental Number 1826. WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920.
(2) Kent & Sussex Courier 17 May 1935.
(3) Kent & Sussex Courier 19 April 1935.
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