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Brave Sikhs Refused to Hide in Their Trenches – A New Year’s WW1 Fairy Tale?

Posted by IMFC Admin in Indian Army, Sikh Soldiers, World War 1

A French Officer’s account. Excerpt : The Evening Post Thursday Dec 31st 1914 “It was a curious sight to all of us, French or English, the day when the Indians arrived in a dreary little town of Northern France … Suddenly the Indian Lancers appeared,…

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The Legend of the Punjabis in Flanders Field Christmas 1914 – Lest We Forget

Posted by IMFC Admin in Indian Army, Sikh Soldiers, Soldiers Stories, Wartime Letters, World War 1

“The war is heavy and hard. There is little rifle fire, it is a battle of cannons & machine guns. When there is a battle the guns fire hard. The machine guns go on motor cars. The German guns are very cruel. But now English…

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