As stated by Sir Hartley Williams in 1892, "Cremation was perfectly legal and there was no law against it." The only place where cremation was ever made illegal was Japan, where in 1873 it was abolished by law, in the…
Croppo Sing (sic Singh) was an Indian shepherd and pioneer who worked for William Fowler at Lake Victoria. He, like most shepherds lived in a stringy bark hut. Croppo could not read or write, but knew the importance of saving…
© Crystal Jordan and Len Kenna The Australian Indian Historical Society was contacted by Kartar Singh Sandhu one of Sardar Mehar (Meyer) Singh Sandhu’s grandsons. Kartar asked for information and acknowledgement of his grandfather’s time in Australia. His grandfather was…
© Crystal Jordan and Len Kenna Said Ahmad Shah also known as Ahmed and Hamid was a tall well built man, and a Moslem High Priest who was born in India about 1867. He was also a Hawker in Australia…
© Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan 2013 Was Dasunda Singh’s name incorrectly recorded as Private Desanda Singh when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on the 1st of November 1917? He was given the Service Number of 3720 and…
Weer Singh Enlisted in the New Zealand Army in 1916It seems he did not embark for overseas duty so may not be an Anzac. Weer Singh was born on the 1st of April 1872 in Punjab, Indian. He had served…
Ratan Chand Mehra a New Zealand Anzac Ratan Chand Mehra, a Hindu, was born on the 29th November 1884 in the Lahore, Punjab, India (this is now Pakistan). He married his wife Musammat Lal Devi at Jalandhar in the Punjab…
Sham Singh was a Sikh born about 1878 in the Punjab, India. [1] His mother was Marmo, Village Bootar, Post Office Bootar, District Fairsopore, Punjaub, India. He migrated to New Zealand and at 36 years of age he worked as…
Jagt Singh was born in 1888 in the Punjab, India.[1] He was the son of Sanwan Singh from Shaukar, Punjab, India. He serve 5 years 10 months and 9 days in the Indian 20th Deccan Horse Regiment. When he resigned…
© Len Kenna and Crystal Jordan 20.04.2015 On the day of the initial landing at Gallipoli, 19 year…