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The Heights of Dargai form a strategic position in the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, on India’s North-West Frontier. The pass was a focus of repeated conflict between the British and the local Afridi tribesmen. One such conflict came in 1897 when the Afridi rebelled after a period of truce and the British dispatched the Tirah Expeditionary Force to re-secure the pass. During the fierce attack by British Infantry and Gurkhas on the 20 October, the Gordon Highlanders earned two Victoria Crosses. One of the recipients, Piper George Findlater, was honoured for playing the regimental march despite the fact that he had been shot in both feet and was unable to stand. Under heavy enemy fire, he sat up and played the bagpipes to encourage his comrades in their difficult, uphill attack.
Title
Piper George Findlater (1872–1942), Gordon Highlanders, Winning the Victoria Cross at Dargai, 1897
Date
1898
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 91.4 x W 152.4 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1957-04-3
Acquisition method
gift from Miss Cicely Hale, 1957
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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