Private

George Maurice Victor Sellars

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward and Henrietta Maud Sellars, of 2, Pole St., Ponsonby, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

All Black number 182. Played 13 games, including 2 tests in 1913.

source: NZ Rugby Museum

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26923
Name:
George Maurice Victor Sellars
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
16 April 1886
Date of Birth - Unverified:
16th April 1886
Place of Birth:
Auckland,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Maud Sellars (mother), 12 Tole Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shipwright
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
25 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 64
Vessel:
Devon
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Maurice Victor Sellars
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