Identity
Person No.
2750
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Colin Selwyn
Initials
C S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during unsuccessful attack on Leipzig Salient. 500 casualties
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Just inside the entrance to the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site, Livingstone, Zambia
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Colin and Adela J. Brown, of Old Meadow, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Research notes
13 Sep 2026: Northern Rhodesia Great War Memorial, Victoria Falls ("Cenotaph") -- Confirms exactly: Capt C.S. Brown, Border Regiment, 11th Bn. Named on the memorial's Great War 1914-1918 plaque.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Northern Rhodesia Great War Memorial (Cenotaph, Victoria Falls)
open source ↗
Northern Rhodesia Great War Memorial, Victoria Falls
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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