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A Day of Remembrance
PARDEEP SINGH NAGRA
EXHIBTION & LECTURE
I have a simple question I would like to pose to you.
How will you remember?
By remembering their service and their sacrifice, we recognize the tradition of freedom these men and women fought to preserve. They believed that their actions in the present would make a significant difference for the future.
On Remembrance Day, we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country and acknowledge our responsibility to continue their legacy.
We must remember.
Please join us on November 11, 2012 to remember and honour those who gave so much, and continue to give for the good of all.
The Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada (SHMC) will be hosting an Exhibition & Lecture featuring hundreds of rare artifacts including medals, photographs, prints, drawings, books, postcards, magazines, toy soldiers and puggri badges, highlighting the valour of Sikh soldiers in WWI and WWII.
The Exhibition will also bring to light the spectacular story of the Sikh soldiers who served and fought for Canada during WWI.
The two lectures will include From Trains to the Victory Parade: Postcards of the Sikhs in WWI and Top Guns – Sikh Aviation Pioneer's
DATE: Sunday, November 11, 2012
TIME: Exhibition - 1 to 4 pm
Lecture 3 to 4 pm
LOCATION: Pearson Convention Center, 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton, Ontario L4T 4L7, Canada
LEST WE FORGET
Did you know...
That over 250,000 Sikhs served in the two World Wars.
Sikhs saw action in all the major campaigns of WWI in France and Belgium including Flanders, Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, La Bassee, Somme, and Vimy. Sikhs also served in campaigns in Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and the Far East.
Sikhs not only served and fought on behalf of the British Indian Army in WWI, but also served in the Canadian and Australian overseas battalions.
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November 8, 2012
Conversation about this article
1: H. Singh (Canada), November 08, 2012, 10:45 AM.
Excellent. I expect the absolute best from Pardeep Singh.
2: Colin Dhillon (Caledon, Ontario, Canada), November 08, 2012, 12:33 PM.
As the great Bob Marley said in Buffalo Soldiers, "If you know your history / Then you would know where you coming from / Then you wouldn't have to ask me / Who the heck do I think I am." Come out and know your history, folks!
3: Gurmit Singh (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), November 08, 2012, 1:32 PM.
Although many of us were born and raised in Canada, how much do we know about Sikhs and Sikhism? Whether it's to equip yourself with more knowledge, find an elusive cultural identity or to impress your in-laws, be sure to take advantage of this unprecedented Remembrance Day presentation.
4: Jaspreet (Canada), November 11, 2012, 8:26 AM.
I would like to say that way more than 250,000 Sikhs served in the two World Wars. More than 200,000 were injured or killed. I heard on a British channel (which talks about a new Sikh poppy holder) that at least 900,000 Sikhs served in WW1 alone. Our population as a people then wasn't more than a few million. It is a BFBS channel and here is the address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGOIfXn_9oA