Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Sellars
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 374847 & 662968
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Labour Corps
- Unit/Ship: 8th Battalion
- Place of Death: Connaught Hospital, Aldershot
- Age at Death: 20
- Date of Death: 22.10.1918
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Dundee (Balgay) Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: G.3.23.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 145 Clepington Rd, Dundee
- Occupation: Postal Worker
- Mother:
Mary Sellars, 145 Clepington Rd, Dundee
- Father:
John Sellars, 145 Clepington Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about John Sellars
He initially served with the 8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
John Sellars 374847 & 662968 Labour Corps
SELLARS―At Connaught Hospital, Aldershot, suddenly, on the 22d October, of pneumonia, Private John Sellars, London Regiment, attached Labour Company, aged 20, eldest son of Mr and Mrs John Sellars, 145 Clepington Road, Dundee.
Dundee Courier 25th October 1918
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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