Tirah campaign
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The Tirah campaign, often referred to in contemporary British accounts as the Tirah expedition, was an Indian frontier campaign from September 1897 to April 1898. Tirah is a mountainous tract of count
Though wounded, Sergeant George Findlater continues to play the pipes while the Highlanders storm Dargai Heights.
George Findlater
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Sergeant Piper George Frederick Findlater VC was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, who was awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry, for his role in the Tirah Campaign.
Tirah campaign
…Tirah campaign Though wounded, Sergeant George Findlater continues to play the pipes while the Highlanders storm Dargai Heights. Date 3 September 1897 – 4 April 1898 (7 months and 1 day) Location Tirah Valley…
The medals awarded to Findlater on display at the Gordon Highlanders Museum, 2017