Remeber The Sikh Soldiers Of World War 1 And 2

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Most of the Sikh Community will be aware that last year sardar Nirmal Singh Dhesi passed away. Nirmal Singh Ji started many projects one of them was to trace our role and heritage in world wars 1 & 2. He made massive break throughs and made sure the sacrifices made did not go unrecognised. The Sikhs played a vital and pivatol role in the freedom movement against nazi's.

Lets all attend this years remembrance day and show we care and are proud of the courage shown by all soldiers that fought but in particular our Sikh brothers, because that made that vital difference between victory and defeat (this fact is also stated by many Non-Sikhs of the time).

Remembrance Sunday (Poppy Day) gathering will take place in Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham City Centre on Sunday 8th November 2009 at 10.30am. We request a mass Sikh gathering from our local Gurdwaras and other organisations on Broad Street, in front of the Lloyds Bank and old registrar office at 10.30am. The aim is to show solidarity of the Sikh community, which recognises contributions made by everybody including the Sikhs in World Wars. Wreaths will be laid on this occasion by the Sikh community and wider communities, in memory of all.

We need to remember our War veterans and show support for the millions of servicemen and women who lost their lives in the World Wars. Over 1.5 million Sikhs fought in the Sikh regiments of the British army, and over 80,000 lost their lives. We need to show our respect at this event.

Preferred colour is dark blue on this day, so gentleman please come with blue Turbans or Patka and ladies please cover your heads with blue headgear. If you require a blue Patka, please obtain one from SCYS UK on 348 Soho Road, Handsworth.

For further information please contact D S Dhesy on 07960 777 295 or 0121 523 0147.