#Sikh is trending in the UK thanks to some less-than-well-informed comments on the role of Sikhs in the First World War. A great opportunity to fill in some gaps
(painting: Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaldar Man Singh by P. A. de László, May 1916)
(painting: Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaldar Man Singh by P. A. de László, May 1916)
Lt. John Smyth (wearing a turban)of the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs – he was awarded the Victoria Cross in a daring mission supported by 10 Sikhs (8 of whom were killed in action)
Sikh Cavalry at the Somme, on the Western Front, 1915
Sikh prisoners of war in Germany, 1916
A French woman places flower on the uniform of an Indian Officer, Paris 1915.
Friendships made, Sikhs billeted in a village in Flanders 1914.
Gallipoli trenches. Sikhs and Gurkhas were present through much of the Gallipoli campaign.
Indian cyclists at a crossroads on the Fricourt-Mametz Road
Bathing on the banks of the Tigris. The Indian army was largely employed in the middle east, protecting the oil fields of Basra and then in fighting against the Ottomans.
A Sikh regiment marching through the desert in modern day Iraq ahead of the holy scriptures - The Guru Granth Sahib which is held reverentially above the head of a senior officer.
Young Sikhs who participated in a re-enactment project with@NAM_London during the Centenrary commemorations in 2014.
