Captain Leslie Watson Sellar

Conflict:

WW1

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Cause of Death (in war):

Survived

Branch:

Air Force

Regiment:

Royal Air Force

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Date of Birth :

Place of Birth:

Huntingdon, Quebec

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Age at Death:

34 years 10 months

Country Born:

Canada

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Address at Enlistment:

Huntingdon, Quebec

Religion:

Unknown

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Was a Prisoner of War:

Not Specified

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Marital Status:

Single

Prior Military Experience:

Not Specified

Saw Service in:

Great Britain

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Buried at:

Huntingdon Protestant Cemetery

Plot:

Links

Canadian Great War Project

Ranks

Conflict	Rank	Regiment	Branch	Unit
WW1	Captain	Royal Air Force	Air Force
By the time Leslie Sellar arrived in Scotland the Royal Flying Corps had merged with the Royal Naval Corps to become the Royal Air Force. His rank is uncertain as little documentation exists, but he was a commissioned officer based on his letters home. The Huntingdon Gleaner lists him as having achieved the rank of Captain (HG 31 Mar 1921)
WW1	Lieutenant	Royal Flying Corps	Air Force	79th squadron
WW1	Private	Canadian Infantry	Army

Available Transcriptions

Type	Date	Published	Headline
Letter			Learning to Fly
Letter			Riding a camel
Letter			A letter home describing France just prior to the Armistice
News Clipping			Huntingdon Notes
Letter			Learning to be an Airman
News Clipping			The U.S. and the war
News Clipping			Germany Must Pay
Letter			Leslie meets his brother after 4 years. Describes the meeting to his parents.
Letter			Travelling from Canada to England

Notes

Leslie Sellar returned from the war to take over as publisher of the Huntingdone Gleaner from his father, Robert Sellar. The Gleaner was, at the time, one of the more influential english language newspapers in Quebec.