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Descendants of British Indian Army soldiers, including a Brighton student, arrived in full military uniform at the Royal Pavilion and discovered its role as a hospital during the First World War. From December 1914 – February 1916, the Royal Pavilion was converted from a palace into a...

Oct18, 2013 LONDON: Four World War II veterans from the Sikh regiment have been presented with the 'Jewel of Punjab' (Punjab Ratan) award at the World Punjabi Organisation's annual event at the Park Lane Hotel. Britain's secretary of state for Community Welfare Eric Picklespresented the...

Sikh Regiment's Passion for Excellence Mandeep Singh Bajwa, http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Sikh-Regiment-s-passion-for-excellence/SP-Article1-1058955.aspx The room reverberated with talk of Tongpeng La, Raja Hill, Burki, OP Hill, Poonchh, Siramani and Tiger Hill 1999 -...

The Battle of Saragarhi - The Last Stand of the 36th Sikh Regiment - YouTube http://www.sikhcomics.com publication. September 12, 1897, twenty-one soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment, including their commander, Havildar Ishar Singh, faced impossible odds. Over ten thousand Pathans and...

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Comic book on the Battle of Saragarhi is due to be released on Nov 30, 2011 Battle of Saragarhi, The Last Stand of The 36th Sikh Regiment Script: Daljeet Singh Sidhu, Art: Amarjit Virdi From the back cover: September 12, 1897, 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment, including their...

Lt.Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan, has become the first Sikh in Canada to take command of a British Columbia regiment. In a historic ceremony, a change of command in the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) took place on September 11, 2011, at the Beatty Street Armoury in Vancouver...

Canadian Sikh Assumes Command of British Columbia Regiment Lt.-Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan Vancouver (September 12, 2011): The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) offers its congratulations to Lt.-Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan for becoming the first Canadian Sikh to assume command of...

18 Sikh regiment conduct Football Coaching at Patsoi by David Mayum * Imphal, June 15 2011: 18 SIKH made a contribution to the organization and conduct of football coaching camp at the location of Patsoi Taomang Rising Club in Patsoi village. The football coaching camp is an initiative of...

Prince battles for Sikh regiment in army http://www.dailybestarticles.com/prince-battles-for-sikh-regiment-in-army/ Author: By Kim Sengupta Highly controversial plans to raise a Sikh regiment within the British army has pitched the Prince of Wales into conflict with the Ministry of...

Punjab Regiment Battalion Celebrates Tercentenary NEWS REPORT The 16th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment of the Indian Army celebrated its 300th Raising Day at Tibri Cantonment near Gurdaspur in Punjab on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. A large number of retired and serving officers and...

Ex serviceman Mohinder Singh has been killed by thugs in New Jersey, whilst in service, Mohinder was awarded several gallantry medals for his bravery while serving in Siachin Glacier with the Sikh Regiment. Modinder Singh’s wife applied for a visa to attend his funeral to perform the last...

WW1 Sikh Regiment Marching With The Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji all the way to ENGLAND

Frenth Salute the Turbaned Sikhs. The same French have banned the Turban! They fought so courageously against the germans- they were known as the "Red Devils"- they fought till their last breath, never surrendered!

The British army considered setting up a regiment for British Sikhs but dropped the idea because it did not want to segregate them from other soldiers, the Sunday Telegraph reported. More...

Britain's Commission for Racial Equality has argued that creating a Sikh regiment would amount to racial segregation. More...

London, June 24 (IANS) Britain has abandoned plans to raise an exclusive regiment of British Sikhs on the ground that it would be seen as a move encouraging racial segregation, a media report said Sunday. More...

The British army considered setting up a regiment for British Sikhs but dropped the idea because it did not want to segregate them from other soldiers, the Sunday Telegraph reported. More...

The British army considered setting up a regiment for British Sikhs but dropped the idea because it did not want to segregate them from other soldiers, the Sunday Telegraph reported. More...

Defence chiefs have abandoned plans to raise a regiment of British Sikhs amid fears that the move would be branded racist. More...