George Findlater
Piper, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
- Register No.
- 403 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Piper all Pipers →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders all Gordon Highlanders VCs →
- Date of action
- 20 October 1897 on this day → all of 1897 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Tirah Campaign
- London Gazette
- 20th May 1898 on this day → all of 1898 →
- Born
- 15th February, 1872 at Forgue, Huntly, Aberdeenshire,
- Died
- 11th March 1942 at Turriff, Aberdeenshire
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 20th October 1897 during the attack on the Dargai Heights, Indian Frontier *, Piper Findlater, after being shot through both feet and unable to stand, propped himself against a boulder and went on playing the regimental march under heavy fire, to encourage the advance
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
FINDLATER, George. (reg No. 403).
Piper. 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
London Gazetted on 20th May 1898.
Born on 15th February, 1872 at Forgue, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Died on 11th March 1942 at Turriff, Aberdeenshire.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 20th October 1897 during the attack on the Dargai Heights, Indian Frontier *, Piper Findlater, after being shot through both feet and unable to stand, propped himself against a boulder and went on playing the regimental march under heavy fire, to encourage the advance.
*Tirah Campaign.
*Tirah Campaign.
Scotland.
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