George Sellar
Lance-Corporal, Seaforth Highlanders
- Register No.
- 1124 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lance-Corporal (register: Lance Corporal) all Lance-Corporals →
- Unit
- Seaforth Highlanders (register: 72nd Regiment of Foot) all 72nd Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 14 December 1879 on this day → all of 1879 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Afghan War
- London Gazette
- 18th October 1881 on this day → all of 1881 →
- Born
- in December 1850 at Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
- Died
- 1st November 1889 at Laing, Sutherland, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- at Laing Cemetery, Sutherland, Scotland
Digest of citation
At the Asmai Heights near Kabul, Afghanistan, on the 14th December, 1879, Lance-Corporal Sellar led an attack under extremely heavy fire. Rushing on in front of the attacking party, and on up a slope, he became engaged in a fierce conflict with one of the enemy who had leapt out to meet his attack. During this encounter, Lance-Corporal Sellar was severely wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
SELLAR, George. (reg No. 1124).
Lance-Corporal. Seaforth Highlanders * London Gazetted on 18th October 1881.
Born in December 1850 at Keith, Banffshire, Scotland.
Died on 1st November 1889 at Laing, Sutherland, Scotland.
Memorial on grave at Laing Cemetery, Sutherland, Scotland.
Digest of Citation reads: At the Asmai Heights near Kabul, Afghanistan, on the 14th December, 1879, Lance-Corporal Sellar led an attack under extremely heavy fire. Rushing on in front of the attacking party, and on up a slope, he became engaged in a fierce conflict with one of the enemy who had leapt out to meet his attack. During this encounter, Lance-Corporal Sellar was severely wounded.
* Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs.
* Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs.
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