Lt. Inderjit Singh ~ Indian soldier's role long hidden in a chapter of history.
These soldiers, with little understanding of the mechanisms of war, served in places as far-flung as East Africa, Egypt, Europe and Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). By 1918, their numbers in the army had surged to over a lakh.
Sikhs from UK and Greece made the first remembrance visit to the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey and paid respects to the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice...
But among the soldiers is one anonymous Sikh man in a suit and white turban, and there are no records explaining who the man is, says Warrant Officer Ron Leblanc.
Many acts of bravery were conducted by the officers' men in the Battle of Gallipoli which is worth sharing. But this one is incomparable.
Their devotion to duty and their splendid loyalty to their orders and to their leaders make a record their nation should look upon with pride for many generations.
I read an article today from the ‘Telegraph’ of UK that the Britishers were planning to create a ‘Sikh Regiment’ in the British Army. Perhaps the Britishers know something we Indians seem to be forgetting.
“They were all 6ft + and they is no way you would have argued with them”. I have so many stories about the reputation of the Sikhs as a fighting force it is hard to know where to begin.
"The history of Sikhs affords many instances of their value as soldiers, but it may be safely asserted that nothing finer than the grim valour and steady discipline displayed by them on the 4th June has ever been done by soldiers of the Khalsa.”
I'm running as you can see dressed as an Indian soldier from World War One. Why? Because I'm raising funds and awareness for a great charity which is telling the story of Sikhs in the Great War.