 Selous had previously hunted with Roosevelt during his famed 1909 African safari.Selous is also known for having served as the inspiration for Sir H. Rider Haggard to create his fictional Allan Quatermain character, a 19th-century African explorer and hunter of big-game beasts.Captain Selous was later killed in action with the unit, shot through the mouth by a German sniper in January 1917.