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Sikh Turbans In The Australian Defence Force

Sikh Turbans in the Australian Defence Force

  • July 28, 2017
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  • A.I.F., ANZAC, Indian, Sikh, Soldier, WW1, WWII

Who was the  first Sikh to wear a turban in the Australian Imperial Forces? © Len Kenna & Crystal Jordan 28 July 2017                              

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28 Sikhs Evacuated From Christmas Island To Australia 1942

28 Sikhs Evacuated from Christmas Island to Australia 1942

  • June 10, 2017
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  • Indian, Sikh, Soldier, WWII

© 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…

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FLYING OFFICER MANMOHAN SINGH WWII – 1942

FLYING OFFICER MANMOHAN SINGH WWII – 1942

  • March 2, 2017
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  • Airforce, Sikh, WWII

   

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Flying Officer Frederic Robert Hamilton Singh R.A.A.F. – P. O. W. – WWII

Flying Officer Frederic Robert Hamilton Singh R.A.A.F. – P. O. W. – WWII

  • October 14, 2016
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  • Airforce, Prisoner of War, R.A.A.F., Sikh, WWII

Flying Officer Frederic SINGH - Aka: STUART Frederic Robert Hamilton Singh born on the 20 July 1918 and Margaret Helen Hamilton Singh who enlisted in the Royal Australian Airforce (R.A.A.F.) during World War Two were the great-great-grandchildren of Dabee Singh, a…

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WWII – JUNDAH SINGH’S FIVE SONS IN THE AIF

WWII – JUNDAH SINGH’S FIVE SONS IN THE AIF

  • April 20, 2016
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  • A.I.F., Hawkers, Indian, Sikh, Soldier, Storekeeper, WWII

    Jundah Singh was a Indian hawker, storekeeper and cattle dealer in Tumut, Stoney Creek, Rydal and Kandos, New South Wales. He married Australian woman, Harriet Bromwich, known as Emma, at Bathurst, NSW. Jundah was 47 years of age…

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Pooran Dabee-Singh A Pioneer

  • October 3, 2015
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  • Airforce, Cab Driver, Citizenship, Federation, Federation of Australia, Horses, Indentured Labourer, Indian, Pioneers, R.A.A.F., Sikh, Sugar Cane, WWII

DABEE SINGH A PIONEER - PART I POORAN DABEE-SINGH A PIONEER - PART II © Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan 2014 Pooran Dabee Singh was born in the Burnett District, Queensland in 1849 and was by far the most interesting…

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Sikh POW’s In New Guinea WWII FILMS

Sikh POW’s in New Guinea WWII FILMS

  • June 6, 2015
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  • A.I.F., Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Prisoner of War, Sikh, Soldier, WWII

  CLICK HERE FILM 1 POW's being treated and receiving turbans. CLICK HERE FILM 2 POW's keeping fit and exercising at Rabual New Guinea (Films Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial) The Sikh and Indian POW's in New Guinea were repatriated by…

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INDIAN SOLDIERS EATEN ALIVE WWII

INDIAN SOLDIERS EATEN ALIVE WWII

  • May 29, 2015
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  • Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Prisoner of War, Sikh, Soldier, WWII

INDIAN SOLDIERS WERE: EATEN ALIVE – MURDERED - TORTURED – BEATEN & STARVED IN NEW GUINEA.                                                 …

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THE PUGGAREE IN AUSTRALIA

THE PUGGAREE IN AUSTRALIA

  • March 11, 2015
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  • Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Puggaree, Sikh, Soldier, WW1, WWII

  Pugaree is the usual name for an Indian Turban it comes from either the Hindi word Pagri or the Sanskrit word Parikara. The Pugaree was adopted by the British Army in India and worn on their hats or helmets;…

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