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Serby, William Francis, 1896-1981, Army Captain
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1896-1981
History
Born 1896; served World War One, 1914- 1918; commissioned into 3 Bn (Reserve), The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt), 1915; served on Western Front with 10 (Service) Bn (Battersea), The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt), 1916; wounded in action, France, 1916; Lt, 1917; temporary Capt, 1918; service during Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, as liaison officer to French and Russian forces, British Military Mission to North Russia (codename ELOPE), North Russian Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919; Bde Maj, Force C, North Russia Expeditionary Force, 1918; County Accountant, Cornwall County Council, 1926-1929; County Accountant, Buckinghamshire County Council, 1929-1938; Treasurer, Buckinghamshire Water Board, 1937-1961; County Treasurer, Buckinghamshire County Council, 1938-1961; served World War Two, 1939-1945; commanded Home Guard, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, 1940-1944; retired 1961; died 1981.
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0099 KCLMA
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Further information is available at the National Archives (F39252)