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George Edward Sellers was born to English parents Hilda Emma Kendall and George Henry Sellers in Uporto, Portugal on March 13, 1886. He later lived in England before moving to Canada. He met his English wife, Ellen Coote, in Victoria where she was on a world tour. They were married in Vancouver on April 27, 1911. They had a Craftsman bungalow built at 22822 88th Ave. in Fort Langley on an 18 acre parcel that was subdivided in 1911. Sellers was a sailing enthusiast and sailed on the nearby Salmon River, built boats, and was a motor engineer. The Sellers had a daughter, Kitty Joan, on November 16, 1912, and another daughter, Nancy Janet, on January 12, 1915. When WWI broke out, Sellers was appointed the Quartermaster of the 'B' Squadron 31st Regiment, B.C. Horse (Mounted Rifles). At the time he enlisted in the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force in 1915, he was recorded as living at 2046 Pendrell St. in Vancouver, and Ellen was recorded as living in New Westminster. George was killed overseas during WWI on September 2, 1918, shot through the heart. He was buried in the Tigris Lane Cemetery, Wancourt. Ellen died of Influenza on March 1, 1920. Their daughters were sent back to England to live with family.