Background
MAUN SELL, Francis Richard was born on February 14, 1861 in Limerick. Son ol Richard Maunsell, of Ballywilliam.
MAUN SELL, Francis Richard was born on February 14, 1861 in Limerick. Son ol Richard Maunsell, of Ballywilliam.
Studied at Cheltenham College. Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Entered R.A., 1SS1; served Malta, Gibraltar, and India. Made two journeys of exploration in Eastern Turkey-in-Asia and Kurdistan. Military Vice-Consul, Sivas, 1897.
Trebizond, 1898; Van (Kurdistan), 1898. Military Attache, British Embassy, Constantinople, 1901-1905. Decorated with 3rd class of St. Alexander the Great by Prince of.Bulgaria, and Coronation, medal.
2nd Class Osmanie Order by His (or Her) Majesty the Sultan, 1905. 2nd Class Mejidie Order, 1909. R.A.; employed at War Office under the Director of Military Operations since 1907; British Stall Officer Macedonian Gendarmerie from 21 August 1905.
Club: United Service.