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	==Later life==		==Later life==
	In November 1906, he was appointed the Adjutant of the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles, with whom he was serving when he died from a fall.<ref>Obituary, ''The Times'' (London, England), August 4, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref><ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He achieved the rank of [[major]], being promoted 9 November 1907.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> Recently his grave was discovered in Nagpur in routine cleaning exercise.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Grave of Victoria Cross recipient found in Nagpur\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Grave-of-Victoria-Cross-recipient-found-in-city/articleshow/55191831.cms\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=November 2, ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In November 1906, he was appointed the Adjutant of the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles, with whom he was serving when he died from a fall.<ref>Obituary, ''The Times'' (London, England), August 4, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref><ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He achieved the rank of [[major]], being promoted 9 November 1907.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> Recently his grave was discovered in Nagpur in routine cleaning exercise.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Grave of Victoria Cross recipient found in Nagpur\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Grave-of-Victoria-Cross-recipient-found-in-city/articleshow/55191831.cms\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>

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	==Later life==		==Later life==
	In November 1906, he was appointed the Adjutant of the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles, with whom he was serving when he died from a fall.<ref>Obituary, ''The Times'' (London, England), August 4, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref><ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He achieved the rank of [[major]], being promoted 9 November 1907.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> Recently his grave was discovered in Nagpur in routine cleaning exercise. <ref>{{cite news\|title=Grave of Victoria Cross recipient found in Nagpur\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Grave-of-Victoria-Cross-recipient-found-in-city/articleshow/55191831.cms\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=November 2, ~~2016~~}}</ref>		In November 1906, he was appointed the Adjutant of the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles, with whom he was serving when he died from a fall.<ref>Obituary, ''The Times'' (London, England), August 4, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref><ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He achieved the rank of [[major]], being promoted 9 November 1907.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> Recently his grave was discovered in Nagpur in routine cleaning exercise.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Grave of Victoria Cross recipient found in Nagpur\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Grave-of-Victoria-Cross-recipient-found-in-city/articleshow/55191831.cms\|newspaper=Times Of India\|date=November 2, 2022}}</ref>

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	He was born on 12 May 1869 at [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu\|Wellington]], India, the son of Major P. M. Rolland, R.A.<ref>Obituary, The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 04, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref> and educated at [[Harrow School\|Harrow]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], before being commissioned into the [[Bedfordshire Regiment]] in November 1889.<ref>[http://www.armynavyairforce.co.uk/indian_army.htm Indian Army]</ref> He transferred to the Indian Staff Corps on the 11 August 1891.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He was appointed a double company commander with the [[1st Bombay Grenadiers]] on 4 February 1901, and appointed a Special Service Officer on the Staff of the Somaliland Field Force on 25 October 1902,<ref>London Gazette 6 October 1903</ref> leaving Bombay via [[Aden]] for [[British Somaliland]] the previous day.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|~~articlename~~=Latest intelligence - The Somaliland Rising~~\|day_of_week=Saturday~~ \|date=25 October 1902 \|~~page_number~~=7 \|issue=36908\| }}</ref>		He was born on 12 May 1869 at [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu\|Wellington]], India, the son of Major P. M. Rolland, R.A.<ref>Obituary, The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 04, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref> and educated at [[Harrow School\|Harrow]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], before being commissioned into the [[Bedfordshire Regiment]] in November 1889.<ref>[http://www.armynavyairforce.co.uk/indian_army.htm Indian Army]</ref> He transferred to the Indian Staff Corps on the 11 August 1891.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He was appointed a double company commander with the [[1st Bombay Grenadiers]] on 4 February 1901, and appointed a Special Service Officer on the Staff of the Somaliland Field Force on 25 October 1902,<ref>London Gazette 6 October 1903</ref> leaving Bombay via [[Aden]] for [[British Somaliland]] the previous day.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Latest intelligence - The Somaliland Rising\|date=25 October 1902 \|page=7 \|issue=36908\| }}</ref>

	==Details==		==Details==

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Major '''George Murray Rolland''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (12 May 1869 – 9 July 1910) was a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.

==Early life==
He was born on 12 May 1869 at [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]], India, the son of Major P. M. Rolland, R.A.<ref>Obituary, The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 04, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref> and educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], before being commissioned into the [[Bedfordshire Regiment]] in November 1889.<ref>[http://www.armynavyairforce.co.uk/indian_army.htm Indian Army]</ref> He transferred to the Indian Staff Corps on the 11 August 1891.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He was appointed a double company commander with the [[1st Bombay Grenadiers]] on 4 February 1901, and appointed a Special Service Officer on the Staff of the Somaliland Field Force on 25 October 1902,<ref>London Gazette 6 October 1903</ref> leaving Bombay via [[Aden]] for [[British Somaliland]] the previous day.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Latest intelligence - The Somaliland Rising|day_of_week=Saturday |date=25 October 1902 |page_number=7 |issue=36908| }}</ref>

==Details==
He was 33 years old, and a [[Captain (land and air)|captain]] in the [[1st Bombay Grenadiers]], [[Indian Army]], employed Berbera -Bohotle Flying Column during the [[Third Somaliland Expedition]] when on 22 April 1903 after the action at [[British Somaliland]], the rearguard got considerably behind the rest of the column. Captain Rolland and [[William George Walker]], with four other men were with a fellow officer when he fell badly wounded and Captain Rolland ran back some 500 yards to get help while the others stayed with the casualty, endeavouring to keep off the enemy who were all round. This they succeeded in doing, and when the officer in charge of the column ([[John Edmund Gough]]) arrived they managed to get the wounded man on to a camel. He was, however, hit again and died immediately.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27584|page=4981|date=7 August 1903}}</ref>

His VC is on display at the Lord Ashcroft Galley in the [[Imperial War Museum]] in London.

==Later life==
In November 1906, he was appointed the Adjutant of the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles, with whom he was serving when he died from a fall.<ref>Obituary, ''The Times'' (London, England), August 4, 1910; pg. 9; Issue 39342</ref><ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> He achieved the rank of [[major]], being promoted 9 November 1907.<ref>Indian Army List January 1908</ref> Recently his grave was discovered in Nagpur in routine cleaning exercise. <ref>{{cite news|title=Grave of Victoria Cross recipient found in Nagpur|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Grave-of-Victoria-Cross-recipient-found-in-city/articleshow/55191831.cms|newspaper=Times Of India|date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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