Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke

Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke
Born	1893 North Finchley
Died	1976 Hampstead
Occupation	Doctor, barrister
Known for	Governor of the Seychelles

Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke (Chinese: 司徒永覺, 1893–1976), KBE, CMG, MC, MD, FRCP, DPH, DTM&H, CStJ Barrister at Law, was the Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, from 1937–1943 and Governor of the Seychelles from 1947–1951.

Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke was born in North Finchley in December 1893, and educated at Bedales. He joined St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in 1912 and qualified in 1916.

Selwyn-Clarke served as a medical officer with two different units in France during the First World War. He was wounded twice and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918. He entered the Colonial Medical Service and was posted to the Gold Coast in 1919.

From 1937–1943, Selwyn-Clarke served as Hong Kong Director of Medical Services at the request of the incoming governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote. In 1943, Selwyn-Clarke went to the incoming Japanese military governor and secured permission to carry on as director of medical services, to work to preserve the lives and improve the health of thousands of prisoners of war, internees, and others by containing disease, improving sanitation, and working to prevent food-borne illnesses.

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