Private Davy Singh An Anzac
Private Davy Singh An Anzac and a Kurrajong. 33rd Battalion WWI. Authors: Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan Published by: Australian Indian Historical Society Inc. Description: During World War One a number of Indians living in Australia enlisted in the Australian…
Glamalli Khan A.I.F. – WWI
Glamallie Khan (Ghulam Ali Khan[1]) ©Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 2017 Glamallie Khan (Ghulam Ali Khan) was the son of Azimullah (Mulla) and Roshenay Khan. His father, Mulla, was the son of Shere Khan in Mohri, Gujurat, India (now Pakistan) where…
Land of five rivers Punjaub Australia
© by Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan First Publisher 2016 Updated 2018 HOW THE AUSTRALIAN PUNJAUB GOT ITS NAME There are many Stations, Towns and Districts in Australia that have Indian names. This is because the pioneer’s of these places…
Sikh Turbans in the Australian Defence Force
Who was the first Sikh to wear a turban in the Australian Imperial Forces? © Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 28 July 2017
Sarn Singh and Nain Singh Sailani on their 100 Anniversary of Death serving with A.I.F. in WWI
Saturday 10th June 2017. Private Sarn Singh Johal and Private Nain Singh Sailani were honoured at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, with a Wreath Laying at the Last Post Ceremony, by the The High Commissioner of India in Australia…
28 Sikhs Evacuated from Christmas Island to Australia 1942
© Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan First Published 2014 Updated 2017 In 1888 Clunes-Ross formed a phosphate mining settlement at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. A year later 8 European Managers, 5 Sikh Policeman, 200 Chinese and a few Malayan…
INDIAN MIGRATION INTO AUSTRALIA
© Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan Are Indians an Ethnic Minority? Vols. 1-5 - 2008-2013. Migrants from India have been arriving on Australian shores since the early days of settlement and possibly before that time. However, this article is concentrating…