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Battlefield Tour | Flanders Fields and Beyond
Sep 12
Sep 12, 2015
[•] Amandeep Madra
Battlefield Tour | Flanders Fields and Beyond
Sep 12, 2015
[•] Amandeep Madra

Our Citizen Historians and team members undertook an eye-opening and comprehensive day looking at sites of interest relating to the Indian Army on the Western Front.

Sep 12, 2015
[•] Amandeep Madra
Workshops | World War Two Veterans
Jul 12
Jul 12, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
Workshops | World War Two Veterans
Jul 12, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu

In conjunction with our partner the National Army Museum, a workshop was held with World War Two veterans to capture their memories and images with a stunning photographic album by our volunteer photographer Raj Gedhu.

Jul 12, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
 Partner | Brighton Chattri Memorial Service
Jun 14
Jun 14, 2015
[•] Jagdip Kang
Partner | Brighton Chattri Memorial Service
Jun 14, 2015
[•] Jagdip Kang

Team members and volunteers attended the annual Brighton Indian soldiers' memorial service at the Chhatri and laid a wreath.

Jun 14, 2015
[•] Jagdip Kang
Talk | Dragon School Oxford
May 18
May 18, 2015
[•] Ed Nix
Talk | Dragon School Oxford
May 18, 2015
[•] Ed Nix

Exactly one hundred years former Dragon School pupil Jackie Smyth won his VC with his ten Sikh supermen.

May 18, 2015
[•] Ed Nix
Workshops | War and Sikhs - WW1 Workshop
Apr 26
Apr 26, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Workshops | War and Sikhs - WW1 Workshop
Apr 26, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

A rare chance to get hands-on with objects from the Sikh experience of WW1.

 

Apr 26, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Fundraising | Brighton Marathon & 10K Run
Apr 12
Apr 12, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
Fundraising | Brighton Marathon & 10K Run
Apr 12, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu

UKPHA volunteers Angad Singh and Satnam Singh ran the Brighton Marathon in full WW1 Sikh soldier's uniform to pay their respects for those who fought and died one hundred years ago.

Apr 12, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
Outreach | Royal Pavilion Brighton
Apr 11
Apr 11, 2015
[•] Taran Singh
Outreach | Royal Pavilion Brighton
Apr 11, 2015
[•] Taran Singh

Our outreach went to the heart of the Sikh WW1 story with a visit to the Brighton Pavilion which housed recuperating Indian Army soldiers one hundred years ago.

Apr 11, 2015
[•] Taran Singh
Roadshow | Vaisakhi at City Hall
Apr 11
Apr 11, 2015
[•] Anon
Roadshow | Vaisakhi at City Hall
Apr 11, 2015
[•] Anon

Our Touring Exhibition was on show again at London City Hall along with some of our handling objects, including medals and stereoscopic viewers showing real images of Sikhs from WW1.

Apr 11, 2015
[•] Anon
Partner | Battle of Neuve Chapelle Centenary (#2)
Mar 10
Mar 10, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Partner | Battle of Neuve Chapelle Centenary (#2)
Mar 10, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

This national event was aimed at putting the Indian Army's role firmly on the map.

Mar 10, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Talk | Crawley Gurdwara
Feb 15
Feb 15, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Talk | Crawley Gurdwara
Feb 15, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

The EFW roadshow to Crawley was topped with another outing for Project Historian Parmjit Singh.

Feb 15, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Roadshow | Crawley Gurdwara
Feb 15
Feb 15, 2015 – Feb 16, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Roadshow | Crawley Gurdwara
Feb 15, 2015 – Feb 16, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

The EFW roadshow visited Crawley to engage with a local community keen to learn more about its heritage. 

Feb 15, 2015 – Feb 16, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Roadshow | Khalsa Primary School
Feb 12
Feb 12, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Roadshow | Khalsa Primary School
Feb 12, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

The EFW roadshow met its most enthusiastic audience yet when it travelled to the heart of the community at Slough's Khalsa Primary School. 

Feb 12, 2015
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Roadshow | Ernst & Young Sikhs Group
Feb 2
Feb 2, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
Roadshow | Ernst & Young Sikhs Group
Feb 2, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu

The EFW Roadshow travelled to London's financial centre with a visit to Ernst & Young where we were hosted by their Sikh Group.

Feb 2, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
Partner | National Army Museum Interpretation Workshop
Feb 1
Feb 1, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
Partner | National Army Museum Interpretation Workshop
Feb 1, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu

The National Army Museum invited our volunteers to join their 'Sikhs and War' workshop and help interpret and understand objects from their archives relating to the Sikhs.

Feb 1, 2015
[•] Raj Gedhu
Talk | Greenwich Heritage Centre
Dec 3
Dec 3, 2014
[•] Taran Singh
Talk | Greenwich Heritage Centre
Dec 3, 2014
[•] Taran Singh

The loan of the Touring Exhibition was launched with a talk by the Project Historian on the story of the Sikhs and World War One.

Dec 3, 2014
[•] Taran Singh
Touring Exhibition | Greenwich Heritage Centre
Nov 26
Nov 26, 2014 – Feb 20, 2015
[•] Taran Singh
Touring Exhibition | Greenwich Heritage Centre
Nov 26, 2014 – Feb 20, 2015
[•] Taran Singh

The pop-up touring version of our major exhibition was exhibited by Greenwich Heritage Centre.

Nov 26, 2014 – Feb 20, 2015
[•] Taran Singh
Performance | 'Take the Bachelors to War' (#3)
Nov 10
Nov 10, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Performance | 'Take the Bachelors to War' (#3)
Nov 10, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu

As part of our Parliamentary Reception we again invited our performers Jasdeep Singh Rahal and Company to perform their moving interpretation of a wartime Punjabi folk song.

Nov 10, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Reception | Houses of Parliament
Nov 10
Nov 10, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Reception | Houses of Parliament
Nov 10, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu

We brought the story of the Sikhs and WW1 to the heart of the Empire with a unique event in the Churchill Room, Parliament.

Nov 10, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Performance | 'Take the Bachelors to War' (#2)
Nov 6
Nov 6, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Performance | 'Take the Bachelors to War' (#2)
Nov 6, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu

As part of the London City Hall Reception we again invited our performers Jasdeep Singh Rahal and Company to perform their moving interpretation of a wartime Punjabi folk song.

Nov 6, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Partner | London City Hall
Nov 6
Nov 6, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Partner | London City Hall
Nov 6, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu

A special Remembrance Sunday reception was held in 'London's Living Room', City Hall's top floor reception space with stunning panoramic views.

Nov 6, 2014
[•] Raj Gedhu
Partner | British High Commission Reception
Oct 30
Oct 30, 2014
[•] Anon
Partner | British High Commission Reception
Oct 30, 2014
[•] Anon

UKPHA Chair Amandeep Madra, Vice Chair Harbakhsh Grewal and Trustee Kanwal Madra were amongst the 2,000 guests for a special gala event commemorating the role of India during the war.

Oct 30, 2014
[•] Anon
Roadshow | Sikh Awards 2014
Oct 18
Oct 18, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Roadshow | Sikh Awards 2014
Oct 18, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

The EFW Roadshow hit the glitzy annual Sikh Awards where we exhibited the new EFW touring exhibition alongside original WW1 artefacts.

Oct 18, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Outreach | BBC World War One at Home (#2)
Sep 19
Sep 19, 2014 – Sep 20, 2014
[•] Anon
Outreach | BBC World War One at Home (#2)
Sep 19, 2014 – Sep 20, 2014
[•] Anon

EFW volunteers joined the BBC World War One at Home roadshow at the Great Get Together Festival and Armed Forces Day in Nottingham for two hectic days of awareness raising with the public and schools trips.

Sep 19, 2014 – Sep 20, 2014
[•] Anon
Symposiums | 'A Beginner's Guide'
Jul 27
Jul 27, 2014
[•] KreativeBarn.com
Symposiums | 'A Beginner's Guide'
Jul 27, 2014
[•] KreativeBarn.com

The first of our summer symposiums, held as part of our major exhibition, comprised two introductory talks.

Jul 27, 2014
[•] KreativeBarn.com
Exhibition | 'Empire, Faith & War'
Jul 9
Jul 9, 2014 – Sep 28, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Exhibition | 'Empire, Faith & War'
Jul 9, 2014 – Sep 28, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

The first ever major exhibition on the Sikhs and WW1.

Jul 9, 2014 – Sep 28, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Exhibition Launch | 'Empire, Faith & War'
Jul 8
Jul 8, 2014
[•] KreativeBarn.com
Exhibition Launch | 'Empire, Faith & War'
Jul 8, 2014
[•] KreativeBarn.com

The first ever exhibition on the Sikhs and WW1 was officially opened by the Culture Secretary Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP in front of assembled guests from the worlds of heritage, academia, the Sikh community, students and people from all backgrounds.

Jul 8, 2014
[•] KreativeBarn.com
Partner | No 10 Downing Street Reception
Jul 1
Jul 1, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Partner | No 10 Downing Street Reception
Jul 1, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

UKPHA member Harbakhsh Grewal attended a special reception in the garden of No.10 Downing Street to commemorate the Great War.

Jul 1, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Outreach | BBC World War One at Home (#1)
Jun 27
Jun 27, 2014 – Jun 28, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Outreach | BBC World War One at Home (#1)
Jun 27, 2014 – Jun 28, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal

EFW volunteers joined the BBC World War One at Home roadshow at the Great Get Together Festival and Armed Forces Day for two hectic days of awareness-raising with the public and schools trips.

Jun 27, 2014 – Jun 28, 2014
[•] Harbakhsh Grewal
Workshops | Access Archive - The National Archives
Jun 14
Jun 14, 2014
[•] Itvinder Singh
Workshops | Access Archive - The National Archives
Jun 14, 2014
[•] Itvinder Singh

The final 'Access Archive' workshop included talks about how to do research at Kew as well as at other relevant archives.

Jun 14, 2014
[•] Itvinder Singh
Workshops | Access Archive - British Library
Jun 4
Jun 4, 2014
[•] Itvinder Singh
Workshops | Access Archive - British Library
Jun 4, 2014
[•] Itvinder Singh

The third 'Access Archive' workshop was held in the India Office Library of the British Library.

Jun 4, 2014
[•] Itvinder Singh
  • September 2015
    • Sep 12, 2015 Battlefield Tour | Flanders Fields and Beyond Sep 12, 2015
  • July 2015
    • Jul 12, 2015 Workshops | World War Two Veterans Jul 12, 2015
  • June 2015
    • Jun 14, 2015 Partner | Brighton Chattri Memorial Service Jun 14, 2015
  • May 2015
    • May 18, 2015 Talk | Dragon School Oxford May 18, 2015
  • April 2015
    • Apr 26, 2015 Workshops | War and Sikhs - WW1 Workshop Apr 26, 2015
    • Apr 12, 2015 Fundraising | Brighton Marathon & 10K Run Apr 12, 2015
    • Apr 11, 2015 Outreach | Royal Pavilion Brighton Apr 11, 2015
    • Apr 11, 2015 Roadshow | Vaisakhi at City Hall Apr 11, 2015
  • March 2015
    • Mar 10, 2015 Partner | Battle of Neuve Chapelle Centenary (#2) Mar 10, 2015
  • February 2015
    • Feb 15, 2015 Crawley Gurdwara Feb 15, 2015
    • Feb 15, 2015 – Feb 16, 2015 Crawley Gurdwara Feb 15, 2015 – Feb 16, 2015
    • Feb 12, 2015 Roadshow | Khalsa Primary School Feb 12, 2015
    • Feb 2, 2015 Roadshow | Ernst & Young Sikhs Group Feb 2, 2015
    • Feb 1, 2015 National Army Museum Interpretation Workshop Feb 1, 2015
  • December 2014
    • Dec 3, 2014 Talk | Greenwich Heritage Centre Dec 3, 2014
  • November 2014
    • Nov 26, 2014 – Feb 20, 2015 Greenwich Heritage Centre Nov 26, 2014 – Feb 20, 2015
    • Nov 10, 2014 Performance | 'Take the Bachelors to War' (#3) Nov 10, 2014
    • Nov 10, 2014 Reception | Houses of Parliament Nov 10, 2014
    • Nov 6, 2014 Performance | 'Take the Bachelors to War' (#2) Nov 6, 2014
    • Nov 6, 2014 London City Hall Nov 6, 2014
  • October 2014
    • Oct 30, 2014 Partner | British High Commission Reception Oct 30, 2014
    • Oct 18, 2014 Sikh Awards 2014 Oct 18, 2014
  • September 2014
    • Sep 19, 2014 – Sep 20, 2014 BBC World War One at Home (#2) Sep 19, 2014 – Sep 20, 2014
  • July 2014
    • Jul 27, 2014 'A Beginner's Guide' Jul 27, 2014
    • Jul 9, 2014 – Sep 28, 2014 Exhibition | 'Empire, Faith & War' Jul 9, 2014 – Sep 28, 2014
    • Jul 8, 2014 'Empire, Faith & War' Jul 8, 2014
    • Jul 1, 2014 No 10 Downing Street Reception Jul 1, 2014
  • June 2014
    • Jun 27, 2014 – Jun 28, 2014 BBC World War One at Home (#1) Jun 27, 2014 – Jun 28, 2014
    • Jun 14, 2014 Access Archive - The National Archives Jun 14, 2014
    • Jun 4, 2014 Access Archive - British Library Jun 4, 2014
  • May 2014
    • May 8, 2014 National Portrait Gallery May 8, 2014
  • March 2014
    • Mar 22, 2014 Access Archive - National Army Museum Mar 22, 2014
    • Mar 22, 2014 Workshops | Project History Baseline (#3) Mar 22, 2014
    • Mar 1, 2014 Creating a Major Exhibition Mar 1, 2014
    • Mar 1, 2014 Project History Baseline (#2) Mar 1, 2014
  • February 2014
    • Feb 22, 2014 Talk | Guru Nanak Darbar London Feb 22, 2014
  • January 2014
    • Jan 24, 2014 Stories of the Empire Jan 24, 2014
    • Jan 15, 2014 Access Archive - Imperial War Museums Jan 15, 2014
    • Jan 15, 2014 Project History Baseline (#1) Jan 15, 2014
  • November 2013
    • Nov 30, 2013 Arrival of the Soil Nov 30, 2013
    • Nov 4, 2013 VC Paving Stone Unveiling Nov 4, 2013
  • October 2013
    • Oct 17, 2013 Lambeth Palace Reception Oct 17, 2013
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