Tej Pal Singh Ralmill
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Co-curated the Indian Army at the Palace exhib| Sikh Pioneers & Sikh LI Association| UK Punjab Heritage Association @ukpha | Advisor @SikhWarMemorial & @aLHSikhs
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Great-grandfather Subadar-Major Bawa Singh in the centre. The son of Saran Singh from Panjaur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Enlisted in 1901, retired in 1927. War services:- Waziristan 1901-02, Tibet, NWF 1908, WW1 - Aden, Egypt, Palestine, Black Sea Army & Waziristan 1921-24. MiD twice.
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Privileged that the Sikhs were invited to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on
#ArmisticeDay2023
. Maj Dal Virdee
@BritArmySingh
did the honours. 14th Ferozepore
#Sikhs
, 15th Ludhiana
#Sikhs
, 47th
#Sikhs
and the 34th
#Sikh
Pioneers displayed outstanding gallantry on the Western Front
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77 years ago, a civil servant who had never visited India carelessly dissected the 'land of the five rivers' and what followed was one of the worst man-made disasters.
Punjabis bore the brunt of the horrors of partition.
#PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay
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Seismic in volume and granular in detail, the Punjab Registers will leave a permanent footprint. I feel privileged to have been involved
@amanmadra
@GavinRand
@UKPHA
@G_AWilliams
@sukha_singhh
@Jag_Kang
@HarbakhshGrewal
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This stunning display of silhouettes designed by
@standingwgiants
tells the story of Indian army encampments at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
when invited to the Peace celebrations in 1919.
Tens of thousands of Indian soldiers of all faiths were killed-in-action in all
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The WW1 archive that we have digitised focuses on different Punjabi communities.
Sikh representation was more than two-fold, the Hindus 2/3 and the Punjabi Musalman represention was equal to their ratio in the population.
All Punjabis regardless of background contributed.
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My great-grandfather seated in the centre, Subadar-Major Bawa Singh. Mobilised for Indian Expeditionary Force E. Aden, Egypt, Sinai & Palestine. He was one of 113 men from Panjaur village that we found in the register. Proud.
#RemembranceDay
| On the 103rd anniversary of the culmination of World War I, descendants of the British Indian Army soldiers from undivided Punjab can finally hope to have some of their questions answered – after a wait of over a century.
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A composite Indian Army Coronation Contingent sitting on the terrace at the House of Commons during King Edward VII Coronation in 1902.
#Coronation
@RoyalFamily
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Hot on heels from
@BBC_ARoadshow
, Charanjit Singh Sangha from Glasgow visited the 'Indian Army at the Palace' exhibition at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
last weekend. He was emotional when he saw his father's name Naik Gian Singh VC
@VCTrust
on the Commonwealth Memorial
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I've known
@BritArmySingh
for many years. He is a family man who always conducts himself with utmost integrity & holds himself to highest professional standards. Highly thought of by his peers, his leadership of Sikh military-related projects in the community has been
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Last Saturday I showed how the Punjab WW1 recruitment registers
@UKPHA
have had a profound impact in Yorkshire, helping Punjabi men & women unearth their forefathers military contribution. Huddersfield Community Reflection Day. Thx Tim Bhullar
@soldier_sikh
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Recruitment has sometimes been a contentious issue. In addition to half a million Punjabis who enlisted in the Indian Army, some Punjabis who had settled abroad enlisted in their respective foreign Armies. Find out more later this week!
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In Aug 1919, approx 1800 Indian soldiers were encamped at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
for the Peace Parades after
#WW1
. Princess Sophia Duleep Singh often invited
#Indian
Officers for tea across the road at Faraday House.
This letter is courtesy of
@1WANJARANOMAD
in
The Suffragette Princess who lived at Hampton Court Palace 👑 Daughter of the deposed Maharaja Duleep Singh, and goddaughter to Queen Victoria, Sophia Duleep Singh started out as a socialite, but soon became a revolutionary. Watch the full video 📹
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Partition meant this would probably be the last time the 8th Punjab regt would be photographed together in Mar 1947.
Transfer & bifurcation of regiments was an inevitable outcome of Partition.
In doing so, many long-standing relationships & associations came to an abrupt end.
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Officers in the 23rd Sikh Pioneers, Lt-Col Robert Nicolas & Subadar-Major Bawa Singh both fought together in Tibet, NWF 1908 (Zakha Khel) & Aden, Egypt & Palestine during WW1. Their descendants would meet over a century later in Walthamstow
@pictoremgallery
!
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Congratulations to WW2 veteran Havildar-Major Rajinder Singh Dhatt on his Points of Light honour. During WW2 he served in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Great that he has been recognised for tirelessly flying the flag for the Undivided Indian Ex-servicemen's Association.
Rishi Sunak Honours 101-Year-Old Sikh World War II Veteran With Award
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Despite only forming 8% of India's population, Punjab provided 40% of the men. This staggering 5-fold increase includes soldiers and noncombatants which will soon be presented on a digital platform that has been made possible by
@UKPHA
and historians at the
@UoGHistorians
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Privileged to lay a wreath on behalf of the 'Sikh Pioneers & Sikh Light Infantry Association UK' at the Chattri Memorial. 1/34th Sikh Pioneers suffered significant losses at Festubert & was the only Sikh regiment to win the covetted title "Royal" for services rendered during
#WW1
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'The Indian Army at The Palace'. Excited to be part of this new exhibition
@HampCourtPal
with
@aLHSikhs
. Thanks to all who came to our launch. Congratulations to the team
@Zakirabegum
@JatinderKailey
@AileenPeirce
@TomOleary72
@KwameLestrade
. Open til March 2024!
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107 yr ago today, a girl named Kishen Devi wrote to her father, Sepoy Sewa Singh, 23rd Sikh Pioneers. Well done to Supreet Kaur from Karamsar Punjabi school for reciting the now infamous Kishen Devi postcard. Thank you everyone for attending
@pictoremgallery
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Honoured to be invited by
@TheWFA
(East London branch) on Armistice Day to pay respects & lay a wreath to remember Sikhs and others of the Indian Army who were decisive in holding the line on the Western Front, WW1. Diverse remembrance & shared history.
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Christmas card from the Sikh Pioneers showing the original regimental colours of the 23rd, 32nd and 34th Sikh Pioneers. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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The moment when Manpreet Bains discovered his great-grandfather served in the 31st Lancers. Risalder Ram Singh was from Mahilpur & is on page 90 of the Hoshiarpur register. Come and speak to us
@BradfordLitFest
and the
@UKPHA
team and maybe we can find your WW1 ancestor too
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Children from the Punjabi school at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara
@HounslowSGSS
learn how Princess Sophia Duleep Singh interacted with Indian soldiers at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
.
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A huge milestone and what a landmark event. Congratulations to all who made today possible
@tweeter_anita
@iampeterbance
Forgive me… but this is one of the happiest days of my life! Princess Sophia Duleep Singh gets her blue plaque at Hampton Court! And sisters from everywhere come to celebrate her in the blazing sun! Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary.
#suffragette
#womem
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The 23rd Sikh Pioneers were building the Anatolian Railway in Turkey in 1919. As this war diary shows, 12th September was marked as a holiday to remember the 21 Sikhs from the 36th Sikh Regt who fought to the last man & last bullet defending Saragarhi against immeasurable odds.
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#Guru
#Nanak
#Gurpurab
celebrations in 1930's London!
Prior to
#GlobalInvestmentSummits
, Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
hosted
#IndianArmy
Coronation Contingents. An article in 1911 describes the involvement of
#Sikh
military officers encamped at the Palace in establishing a
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Great to see you and Bobby Gill
@bobby_s_gill
yesterday!
Always good to see the great sacrifices made by our
#Sikh
forefathers being remembered especially at the Cenotaph on
#Armsticesday2023
Privilege to take part with
@TheWFA
@TejpalRalmill
@BritArmySingh
@amritmaanldn
@jatldn
@Jag_Kang
@bobby_s_gill
@amarpalsidhu
&fellow
#Sikhs
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Looking forward to engaging with you all at
@SikhLens
Film Festival.
After Brighton and Cardiff, the Punjab
#WW1
registers come to Birmingham! Join me tomorrow
@SikhLens
Film Festival
@millenniumpoint
and perhaps I can find how your village contributed towards the First World War. Maybe your forefathers are hidden in the pages? Come and find out!
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@BritArmySingh
Congratulations and well deserved. Your work on codifying Sikh military dress and publishing the Nitnem gutka for Armed Forces personnel are significant milestones for Sikhs in the Armed Forces.
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From the Siege of Kut to the Siege of Westminster! Lord
@KuldipSahota51
fr Telford, learnt yesterday in the
@UKHouseofLords
that his forefathers from Garhdiwala in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, served in the 93rd Burma Infantry & 30th Punjabis regts.
#Mesopotamia
#WW1
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The sun's out!☀️ Come and discover the 'Indian Army at the Palace' exhibition this weekend at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
Further details
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Baroness Goldie, Minister of State for Defence
@DefenceHQ
, praises
@UKPHA
+
@UoGHistorians
for uncovering forgotten WW1 soldiers from pre-partition Punjab & making records available on . Thanks
@DefenceSikhNW
for organising the Vaisakhi event in Whitehall
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I'll speak about my great-grandfather, Subadar-Major Bawa Singh & we'll explore the 23rd Sikh Pioneers and Sikh Light Infantry regiment through the eyes of collectors
@sikhsinthearmy
@aLHSikhs
. Medals, badges, photos, a rare postcard...and much more!
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Special thanks to Amrit Mann
@amritmaanldn
& his brilliant team from the Punjab Restaurant
@punjab1946
and Punjabi Baithak for supporting us last week
@HRP_palaces
.
The Punjab Restaurant stands shoulder to shoulder highlighting our shared military history - please check it out!
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Fantastic work by Dan Barton
@standingwgiants
and
@PoppyLegion
. Only a few days left to see this display at Hampton Court Palace. Thank you
@Zakirabegum
@mishaewen
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Huddersfield librarian
@Raheela2000
met
@UKPHA
at
@BradfordLitFest
& discovered 3 WW1 ancestors from Baroti village, on pg 85 of the Hoshiarpur register using a family tree on her phone! Fazal Mohd of the 87th Punjabis, Muaj Din of the 102nd Grenadiers & Chragh of the Mule Corps
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Rav Singh
@aLHSikhs
& I were delighted to share the hidden histories of Indian Army camps
@HampCourtPal
during various Coronations & the 1919 Peace procession. Thank you to all those who supported the magnificent
@standingwgiants
display.
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Today, as every year, Davinder Dhillon OBE will lead commemorations for Chattri Memorial Day on the Patcham Downs. During
#WW1
his grandfather Kishen Singh from Sohian village, Ludhiana, was a translator in the Indian Army. Our archive shows a further 60 men from Sohian enlisted
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1.3 million soldiers and non-combatants from the Indian Army saw action in all theatres.
#ArmisticeDay2023
#LestWeForget2023
125 soldiers and 79 poppy wreaths, one for each year since D-Day 🎖️ Standing With Giants at Hampton Court Palace commemorates and remembers those who lost their lives in both World Wars and present-day conflicts.
@StandingWGiants
📆 01-25 November 📍 Hampton Court Palace
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#punjabregisters
This register was complied 100 years ago. Who would have thought that a century later, a great-grandson would be digitising his own great-grandfather's recruitment register?! Panjaur, Hoshiarpur. Subedar Bawa Singh, 23rd Sikh Pioneers.
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Only a few days left to see these
@standingwgiants
#Indian
and Tommy silhouettes on display at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
.....see you there!
#WW1
#IndianArmy
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Daleep Singh Bahra
@BahraDaleep
3rd year physics student
@warwickuni
& student rep
@SikhsinAcademia
is delighted to find his great-great-grandfather Surjan Singh in the Punjab
#WW1
registers
@SikhLens
. Non-combatants such as carpenters have equal prominence in our archive.
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Thank you
@ametcalfe42
for inviting me to the
#FestivalOfRemembrance
. Very touched to hear moving tributes acknowledging the
#Windrush
generation and the contribution of commonwealth citizens in rebuilding Britain in the postwar era.
Overjoyed to meet
@RossKemp
too! Thank you
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Launch of Kishen Devi postcard and 23rd
#Sikh
Pioneers
@SikhLens
in
@millenniumpoint
Birmingham on Saturday 17th June. Huge thanks to all who attended our exhibition in February but particularly
@Urban_Akali
for capturing this so wonderfully.
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Punjab
#WW1
registers at the Gravesend Dharmic Mela
@GNDGravesend
. Lots of enquiries from the Jalandhar recruitment register!
#Vaisakhi
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Thank you
@nehagohil24
for giving me the opportunity to talk last week. For me, the WW1 Punjab registers are about a personal journey which I'm still on.
@RealRavs
@UKPHA
@PoppyLegion
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Sikh military history comes to Walthamstow! Hear from a primary source how a young girl describes life in the Punjab during WW1. From the Siege of Delhi to Palestine in WW1 to Burma in WW2 Explore the 23rd Sikh Pioneers/Sikh LI
@pictoremgallery
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A great achievement for the people of Leicester to mark the significant contribution by Sikh soldiers in both World Wars.
To commemorate incredible bravery and sacrifice of tens of thousands of Sikh soldiers, who fought and died in both World Wars, Sikh War Memorial Committee Leicestershire embarked upon a project.
Honour to be invited, as we officially unveiled the majestic memorial in
#Leicester
.
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Havildar-Major Rajinder Singh Dhatt, Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Veteran of the Burma campaign, WW2.
@ww2finesthour
100 year old Rajindar Singh Dhatt waits for the Queen's procession to pass in Hounslow, West London with a single rose in his hand to pay his respects
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Great work
@Jag_Kang
trying to dissect 26,000 pages of the Punjab WW1 archive
@BradfordLitFest
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500,000 Punjabis were sent in 7 Expeditionary Forces to far flung theatres of war. This includes soldiers and noncombatants such as tailors and carpenters which this previously unseen archive will detail.
@DrJasjitSingh
@HarjapBhangal
@UB1UB2
@DJNoreenKhan
@PoppyLegion
@aLHSikhs
When we think of WW1 we are often presenteed with images of Tommies in trenches in France. But for the Indians, the war was truly a World War
Later this week
@UKPHA
and
@UoGHistorians
launch a major new archive to help you find your Punjabi WW1 story
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Samar Seva Star 1965
Paschimi Star 1971
Raksha medal 1965
Sainya Seva medal
Sangram medal 1971
20 years service medal
9 years service medal
1939-45 Star
Burma Star
Defence Medal
1939-45 War Medal
Insignia of the Burma Star Association on the blazer pocket.
@RedbridgeMuseum
Can you help? Do any of my friends know the family of Major Joginder Singh Brar who lived in Goodmayes until his death in 2017 ?
@RedbridgeMuseum
is looking for information for a new WW2 display.
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Rail strikes won't stop
@UKPHA
team coming to
@BradfordLitFest
! Railways were instrumental in WW1 & those who worked on railways are in the Punjab WW1 registers. Ghulam Ali served in the Railway Sappers & Miners from Fatehgarh (Fatehpur) Lakha in Jalandhar & Imam Din from Ashaur.
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Great engagement with the Community networks
@HRP_palaces
who asked interesting questions about the 'Indian Army exhibition' at Hampton Court Palace ...come and check it out - and enjoy the late Indian Summer!
@Zakirabegum
@RamblingSingh
@Sathnam
@CuratorPolly
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We
@UKPHA
helped Verinder determine his ancestor's regiment. Sepoy Thakar Singh of the 22nd Punjabis was killed-in-action in Basra on 27th Oct 1915. The Basra War Memorial commemorated only the Officers by name. Thakar Singh was one of the other "245 men".
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Inclusion of non-combatants makes the
@UKPHA
Punjab
#WW1
registers unique. Surjan Singh was 1 of 7 non-combatants from Dhandwar, Jalandhar.
Carpenters, bhisti (water carrier), railway engineers, blacksmiths were in high demand particularly in Mesopotamia
Thank you to Caroline Rowett, Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh
@UKinChandigarh
for taking time to hear the impact of
@ukpha
Punjab
#WW1
registers at
@SikhLens
Film Festival in
@millenniumpoint
B'ham. Brill engagement with Brummies incl
@BahraDaleep
who found a family record!
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@amanmadra
@hemantsarin
@bonhams1793
@ranveersiiingh
@Kharagket
@SirPentapotamia
@RamblingSingh
@JasKand
@sialmirzagoraya
@ssharadmohhan
@JAJafri
@tatvakhalsa
@SikhScope
@Peachtreespeaks
@BritArmySingh
@zarafshan
@tawairkh
@KashiHouse
@DalrympleWill
Iconic group photo of VCO's of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers including the ill-fated Subadar-Major Balwant Singh who would be later shot dead by his own Sepoy in Aden in 1915.
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A landmark victory but it's a terrible shame that over 600 farmers had to die to reach this milestone
Today marks the birthdate of the 1st Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak - who wrote ‘This age is a knife, kings are butchers, Justice has taken wings and fled’ and whose message fighting spiritual, social and political evils.
As true then as now
Respect to the Farmers
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Rail strikes can't stop the 'Sikh Pioneers & Sikh LI Association UK' getting together. Thank you to all of you who joined us today. See you next year!
@tomsmilhist
@DefenceSikhNW
@sikhsinthearmy
@punjab1946
Commemorating shared military history today at the Sikh Light Infantry and Pioneers Association luncheon. Big thank you to
@TejpalRalmill
@amritmaanldn
#BritishArmy
#History
#Sikh
#Military
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I look forward to your programme next week when I expect representatives from the relevant Gurdwara in Willlenhall and Walsall as well as the school in question to provide answers to your questions. Thank you
@HarjapBhangal
for an evidence-based insight into this horrific crime.
It was an emotional show...i was talking to the mother of Ronan Kanda who was brutally mudered in Wolverhampton by 2 youths with Samurai Swords.
There were some shocking revelations too...
Wont be a dry eye in the house...
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Dr Irfan Malik
@dr_irfan_malik
talked passionately at
@BradfordLitFest
about the contribution and sacrifice of 460 men from his ancestral village Dulmial who fought in the First World War. One of the largest contributions of any village in pre-partition India
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Harbakhsh's extensive community outreach and curatorial expertise with
@UKPHA
ensured that we were able to cover all bases. Thanks again
@HarbakhshGrewal
This is precisely the kind of public engagement that makes our work so fulfilling. Helping Punjabis discover their ancestors in our Punjab Registers database with the help of expert volunteers like Tej.
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After Brighton and Cardiff, the Punjab
#WW1
registers come to Birmingham! Join me tomorrow
@SikhLens
Film Festival
@millenniumpoint
and perhaps I can find how your village contributed towards the First World War. Maybe your forefathers are hidden in the pages? Come and find out!
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Thank you to Caroline Rowett, Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh
@UKinChandigarh
for taking time to hear the impact of
@ukpha
Punjab
#WW1
registers at
@SikhLens
Film Festival in
@millenniumpoint
B'ham. Brill engagement with Brummies incl
@BahraDaleep
who found a family record!
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1800 troops from the 'Undivided Indian Army' were invited to the Peace celebrations in 1919 London. Come & find out how the Indian Army transplanted life from rural India to the banks of the Thames in South West London
@HampCourtPal
from Fri 15th September - 3rd March 2024.
What was life like in the 1919 Indian Army camps at Hampton Court Palace? 📍🏰
🎥 Community Curator Dr Tej Pal Singh Ralmill gives us a look inside this scarce souvenir guidebook, featuring watercolours that are part of our upcoming exhibition 👉
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Looking forward to it
@RamblingSingh
Cannot wait to record our podcast & get down there for our media day - cannot wait!
Everyone please make an effort to visit this brilliantly insightful and engaging exhibition!
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Hampton Court Palace has provided a crucial space for us to tell our stories.
Please come and view our collections and learn more about the peculiar relationship between the Indian Army and
@HRP_palaces
Hampton Court Palace is my favourite building in Britain - particularly worth a visit at moment for its exhibition on Indian soldiers stationed there on numerous occasions.
@HRP_palaces
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107 years after she first wrote to her father Sepoy Sewa Singh in the 23rd Sikh Pioneers, please come and hear the voice of Kishan Devi this Sunday at
@pictoremgallery
in Walthamstow 12:00-17:00. Brief talk @ 13:00.
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Honoured to lay a wreath in memory of the Indian troops during
#RemembranceSunday
at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
@aLHSikhs
@JatinderKailey
@Zakirabegum
Between 1902 and 1937, over 4200 soldiers from the Undivided Indian Army visited the Palace for Coronations and
#Peace
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@UKPHA
and
@UoGHistorians
had a great day with locals in Cardiff disseminating the
#Punjab
#WW1
registers
@CardiffMela
. Thank you to
@PoppyLegion
in particular
@ametcalfe42
&
@BethEva05324586
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#AnzacDay2023
From Punjab to Sydney.
Punjab
#WW1
registers
@UKPHA
list Sepoy Hazara Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers from Aur, Nawanshahr, Jalandhar who emigrated to Australia & enlisted in 13th Sydney Bn., Aust Imperial Force 5179 Pte Hazara Singh. Mobilised for Alexandra, Egypt.
@Anzac
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Thank you to
@BradfordLitFest
for facilitating the
@UKPHA
team to discuss the Punjab WW1 Registers. A particular thanks to the many who came.The audience was engaged & informed + had the opportunity to see the registers. or email ww1punjab
@gmail
.com
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@HRP_palaces
@Zakirabegum
@standingwgiants
@Zakirabegum
@mishaewen
@aLHSikhs
this looks amazing and it's wonderful to have had some input into this great project. Fantastic initiative highlighting the importance of remembering all those who served.
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Honoured to be invited to the inauguration of the
@SikhMilitaryFdn
. SMF is the first
#Sikh
Armed Forces charity which will support Sikhs serving in the Armed Forces, support Sikh veterans & also facilitate research into Sikh military history. Congratulations to all those involved
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As part of
@SAHM_UK
,
@itvmeridian
shone a light on 3 proud descendants of South Asian men who fought in the First World War. Ravinder Randhawa
@RealRavs
, Manpreet Bains & Tej Lamba describe how the Punjab WW1 Registers
@UKPHA
helped them on their journey.
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After defending the Suez Canal, the 23rd Sikh Pioneers, Egyptian Labour Corps & the Royal Engineers built a railway, under enemy fire, over a desert from the Sinai peninsula into Jerusalem, enabling Allenby's final offensive, ending 400 years of Ottoman rule.
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Scarce button. 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers
The regiment saw service in India, France, Egypt and Mesopotamia during the Great War. With the expansion of the Indian Army during the latter half of the war, a second battalion of the unit was raised in 1917 and a third in 1918.
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Proud to bring the
@UKPHA
WW1 recruitment registers from the Lahore Museum to Huddersfield. Hosted by the Duke of Wellington (West Riding)
@Dukes3376
, a regt to which a platoon of Sikhs were attached in the mid-1930's. Fantastic support from
@UoGHistorians
NEW VIDEO: KLTV was recently invited to the historic Drill Hall to attend Huddersfield's Community Day of Reflection commemorating the Armed Forces and the contribution of Commonwealth soldiers in the two World Wars.
@soldier_sikh
Full video here 📹👉
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The Punjab WW1 Registers have several examples of a Granthi who would have led such prayers. Granthi Thakur Singh of the 92nd Punjabis regiment. Village: Langeri. District: Jalandhar (although today it falls in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar dist.), Punjab.
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In 1919, the grounds of Hampton Court Palace played host to a large contingent of Indian soldiers taking part in the post-war Peace Celebrations. In 2023 a new display at Hampton Court Palace will explore their story and experiences.
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Rav Singh
@aLHSikh
, Avtar Bahra
@sikhsinthearmy
& I look forward to sharing our short film on the rare
#WW1
Kishen Devi postcard with the
@SikhLens
film festival tomorrow. Join us as we take a dive into her father's regiment, 23rd Sikh Pioneers & explore how
#WW1
affected women.
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A composite group of Punjabi Cavalry troopers in France, 1917. Lance-Dafadar at the front is from the 19th Lancers (2-bar chevron). Dafadar on the right-hand side as per the 3-bar chevron.
Both Sikhs and Punjabi Muslims from several different cavalry units.
@RamblingSingh
Over a million Indian troops fought in the British India Army during the Great War (1914-1918). I've cleaned this autochrome of Sikh & Muslim soldiers from the Punjab, taken in France 106 years ago by Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud. It is original colour from 1917 and not colourised.
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Always great, authentic food at the
@punjab1946
with
@amritmaanldn
who continues to do selfless service in the local community.
The King and Queen visit a stall set up by local chef and entrepreneur Amrit S Maan OBE, who runs the nearby Punjab restaurant as they visit Covent Garden
Image ID: 2R24FK1 // Amanda Rose // Alamy Live News
Explore more here:
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Punjab
#WW1
registers come to
@CardiffMela
this Sunday! This new partnership between
@UKPHA
and Royal British Legion
@PoppyLegion
offers a new opportunity to find out more about your Punjabi WW1 ancestors.
We look forward to meeting you all!
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Thank you to Lord Kuldip Sahota
@KuldipSahota51
for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit the 'Indian Army at the Palace'
@aLHSikhs
exhibition at Hampton Court Palace yesterday morning.
@Zakirabegum
@TomOleary72
@TanDhesi
I know you were particularly impressed with the
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14th Ferozpore Sikhs, Boxer Rebellion in China. The Navy and Army Illustrated, Oct 6th 1900.
The Sikh Regiments of the Indian Army were the main shock troops used by the British from 1846 up until Independence in 1947. The Sikh Regiment was at one stage one of the highest decorated regiments. Sikh Regiments have won 14 VC's
The Sphere 25th December 1909.
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@standingwgiants
and the team
@Zakirabegum
at
@HampCourtPal
have beautifully captured the hidden histories of the Indian Army at Hampton Court Palace with this iconic display. This is the last weekend to visit the display before it's removed - don't miss it!
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32nd Sikh Pioneers. 1905.
L-R:- Subadar-Major Prem Singh IOM, Subadar Kesar Singh IOM, Subadar Sher Singh IOM, unidentified soldier.
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Proud to have been part of the team
@Zakirabegum
@aLHSikhs
that helped design these silhouettes.
Standing with Giants, it is on their broad shoulders I serve proudly wearing my turban👳🏾♂️🫡
#sikh
#britisharmy
#RemembranceDay
#WeWillRememberThem
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Well presented Charanjit!
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This is a photo of the 15th regiment of Punjab Infantry (Pioneers) and is from China in 1860. Later redesignated as the 23rd Sikh Pioneers. It is neither the 36th Sikhs nor related to Saragarhi.
Today in history- 12th September, 1897
Battle of Saragarhi: 21 Sikhs vs. 10,000 Afghans
21 members of the 36th Sikh Regiment, British Indian Army
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I and the
@UKPHA
team will be at the
@BradfordLitFest
on 25th June. We can help you find service records for your ancestors who fought in WW1.
If you want to find your Punjabi ww1 history then
@TejpalRalmill
and the team will be at the Bradford Literature festival for a free workshop to help families discover their ww1 past in Saturday 25 June
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Tomorrow is the last day for the
@standingwgiants
silhouette display. The 'Indian Army and the Palace' exhibition will continue til March.
@Zakirabegum
@TomOleary72
@tudorcook
@ametcalfe42
Only a few days left to see these
@standingwgiants
#Indian
and Tommy silhouettes on display at Hampton Court Palace
@HRP_palaces
.....see you there!
#WW1
#IndianArmy
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Rare images of Indian soldiers walking inside
@HampCourtPal
, come & hear from those whose forefathers from the pre-partition Indian Army were at Hampton Court Palace during coronations in 1902, 1911 & 1937 as well as during peace celebrations in 1919.
@RamblingSingh
@MuslimsinWW1
During the 20th Century the Indian Army camped at Hampton Court Palace on four separate occasions. These photographs show the soldiers in 1902 for the Coronation of Edward VII. 📆 The Indian Army at the Palace opens Sep 15 at Hampton Court Palace. 📷 HRP/Dr Tejpal Singh Ralmill
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@hemantsarin
@YungBhujang
@Kharagket
@JasKand
@gsmgoraya
@SirPentapotamia
@RamblingSingh
@PunjabiRooh
@Sathnam
@amanmadra
@JAJafri
@maiopatti
@zarafshan
@tawairkh
@IndiaArtHistory
@BishtLokinder
@rachnakhaira
@aparna_banerji
Cavalry Lines, Indian Infantry Lines and British Infantry Lines. Jullundur Cantonment. Survey of India map c.1920. Col C.H.D Ryder.
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Punjab
#WW1
registers
@UKPHA
@UoGHistorians
Padhana (Lahore)
Subadar-Major & Honorary Captain Bishn Singh 'Sardar Bahadur' OBI (1st class), IDSM
Regt: 57th Wilde's Rifles; Kohat (NWF)
Caste: Jat
Father: Sher Singh.
Remarks: Pension: 105 rupees/month for bahaduri (bravery).
@HVSBanwait
Lest we forget. My padnani ji Bibiji Gurdeep Kaur’s grandfather Sardar Bahadur Bishn Singh Sandhu (Padhania). 57th Wilde’s Rifles (currently the 4th Punjab Infantry Regiment of Pakistan)
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