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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 142505" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Sikh-Canadian Pioneers: Still Searching for Our Sikh War Heroes</strong></span></p><p>by DAVID R. GRAY</p><p></p><p>In the making of a new Canadian documentary film, Canadian Soldier Sikhs: A Little Story in a Big War, we have reached a watershed.</p><p></p><p>Our film is taking shape, filled out by the exciting detail we have found in war diaries, attestation papers and other archival documents, and by some amazing personal stories.</p><p></p><p>We know that the film will be well-received, but we are hesitant to bring it to completion.</p><p></p><p>Why?</p><p></p><p>Because we are certain that there are still other undiscovered treasures of information about "our" ten Sikh soldiers that we have so far not uncovered. Where are these treasures of information? They are in the memories and the stories passed down through generations of Sikh families, both here in Canada and in India.</p><p></p><p>By requesting help from readers of sikhchic.com, I am hoping that more stories will come to light about these and other men, so that they can be shared through this film.</p><p></p><p>How can you help?</p><p></p><p>First, some background to the film. When our first film, Searching for the Sikhs of Tod Inlet, was screened at The Spinning Wheel Film Festival in Toronto in 2007, we were asked what the next project might be. I hesitantly suggested that I would like to follow up on my recent discovery that a handful of Sikhs had enlisted in the Canadian Army in the First World War.</p><p></p><p>I also shared my concern that such a topic might not be possible. Would there be enough information? Would it even be possible to find photographs of these men? Would any personal stories be found, or was that too much to expect when we were searching for just ten men in an army of thousands?</p><p></p><p>That very day we discovered, by a wonderful coincidence, that there were already two of us researching the story of one of these Canadian Sikh soldiers, and that one of his war medals had just been discovered (CLICK here for article by Sandeep Singh Brar).</p><p></p><p>Well, the last four years have continued to be an amazing time of research and discovery. We received a grant from the OMNI Television Independent Producer's Initiative to produce the film. A year ago our two-man crew was in Europe documenting the graves of two of the Sikh-Canadian soldiers who were killed in action. We have found some wonderful stories and unexpected nuggets of information that we have worked into the film.</p><p></p><p>A short preliminary trailer version of our film, called Sikh-Canadian Heroes of the First World War, was screened at The Spinning Wheel Film Festival in Toronto and at the Film Festival in Hollywood, California, U.S.A. in 2008, where it was awarded a Creative Media Award. The short version was also screened at the exhibition, The Spirit Born People: Defending the World, at the West Block, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, in October 2009.</p><p></p><p>In the strong belief that there are more unknown stories that we need to tell, I would like to ask readers to look at the following list of ten Canadian soldiers, to see if any of these men are known to your family and friends.</p><p></p><p>The Soldiers</p><p>Of the dozen men from Punjab and India who had immigrated to Canada and enlisted in the Canadian Army during the First World War, one was Muslim, one probably Hindu and the others, most with the surname "Singh," were probably Sikhs. Of the ten, eight served in England and France. One man who enlisted never left Canada.</p><p></p><p>Here's How You Can Help</p><p>We are looking for help from people who live in, or travel to India and Pakistan, and may be able to contact the relatives or descendants of the Sikh-Canadian soldiers. As well as contact information, we are hoping to discover photographs of some of</p><p>these Sikh-Canadian soldiers, perhaps even letters written home, as we know that at least one of the Canadian soldiers wrote letters to his family in India.</p><p></p><p>The following section gives some basic information on the ten soldiers. For more detailed information on the film and the soldiers, please visit our website at: <a href="http://www.canadiansoldiersikhs.ca" target="_blank">www.canadiansoldiersikhs.ca</a></p><p></p><p>If you know the families of any of these soldiers, or if you may be travelling to their home villages or places where their next-of-kin lived, please help us with contacts or information. Any contacts with the soldiers' families or home villages would be gratefully appreciated.</p><p></p><p>If you can help, please let us know. Contact:</p><p></p><p>David R. Gray, Director/ Producer</p><p>Grayhound Information Services</p><p>3107 8th Line Road</p><p>Metcalfe, Ontario</p><p>Canada K0A 2P0</p><p></p><p>Tel: 613-821-2640</p><p></p><p><a href="mailto:grayhound@xplornet.com">grayhound@xplornet.com</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.canadiansoldiersikhs.ca" target="_blank">www.canadiansoldiersikhs.ca</a></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>THE SOLDIERS</p><p></p><p>1 John Baboo (John Baboo Singh)</p><p>Service Number: 830650</p><p>Address: Henry Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba and P.O. Box 571, Vancouver, BC.</p><p>Next of Kin: Wife - Virginia Maude Alice Baboo (124 Smith Street, Winnipeg)</p><p>Birth Date: May 27, 1888</p><p>Place of Birth: Sharpa, Puajah (Punjab), India</p><p>Trade: groom, labourer</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: Winnipeg. Jan. 29, 1916</p><p>Military Unit: 144th Battalion, to 44th Btn</p><p>Former Military Unit: 28th Calvary Madras India</p><p>Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: 837 Bay Street, Victoria</p><p>Family Names:</p><p>Wife - Virginia Maude Baboo (Irish, born Indiana, USA about 1888)</p><p>Daughter - Margaret (born in USA in 1908 or 1906)</p><p>Time and Place of Death: July 9, 1948 (?) Saanich, B.C.</p><p></p><p>2 Sunta Gougersing, (Gouger Sing, Goojar Singh, Gow Ger Sing, S.)</p><p>Service Number: 65400</p><p>Next of Kin: Father - Gougersing (Gouger Sing), S.G. Singh was a "widower"</p><p>Birth Date: 1881</p><p>Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pre-Partition India, now Pakistan)</p><p></p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: Jan. 6, 1915, Montreal</p><p>Initial Unit: 24th Bn (Quebec Regt)</p><p>Former Military Unit: 32nd Punjab Rifles</p><p></p><p>Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: Lahore, Punjab</p><p>Family Names</p><p>Father - Bhola Singh, Santa, of Janbal, Phillour Tahsil, Jullundur District</p><p>Wife - Musammat Bishn Kaur, of Janbal, India</p><p>Time and Place of Death: Killed in Action October 19, 1915, buried in La Laiterie</p><p>Military Cemetery, Belgium.</p><p></p><p>3 Buckam Singh (Bukkam, Buk Am, Bukkan)</p><p>Service Number: 454819</p><p>Next of Kin: Father - Badan Singh,</p><p>Mother - Chandi (Mrs Buckan) Mahilpur, Hosiar, Punjab</p><p>Wife - Pritam Kaur (married March 1903)</p><p>Birth Date: Dec. 5, 1893</p><p>Place of Birth: Punjab, India. From Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab</p><p>Trade: Labourer</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: Smiths Falls, April 23, 1915 Military Unit: 38th Btn</p><p>Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: Kitchener Military Hospital, Ontario</p><p>Family Names</p><p>Wife - Pritam Kaur c/o Bhagwan Singh Gill, Jamsher, (Jamshahr)</p><p>Jullundur, Punjab.</p><p>Also - Nihal Singh Gill, Jullundur</p><p>Time and Place of Death: August 27, 1919. Kitchener, Ontario</p><p>Gravestone: "Of Mahilpur, Punjab"</p><p></p><p>See also Sandeep Singh Brar's website at: <a href="http://www.sikhmuseum.com/buckam" target="_blank">www.sikhmuseum.com/buckam</a></p><p></p><p>4 Hari Singh</p><p>Service Number: 139181</p><p>Address: 181 Simco Avenue, Toronto</p><p>Birth Date: June 6, 1882</p><p>Place of Birth: Lallpur, Amritsar, Punjab, India</p><p>Next of Kin: Wife - Mrs Nihell Coor Hari Singh</p><p>Address: Lallpur, Amritsar, India</p><p>Trade: Caretaker</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: July 13, 1915, Toronto</p><p>Military Unit: (5th Bombay Cavalry Sindhars - 3 years) 75th Btn, 198th Btn, 3rd</p><p>Reserve Btn, Royal Canadian Dragoons.</p><p>Former Military Unit: 5th Bombay Cavalry Sindhars - 3 years</p><p>Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: 783 Gerrard East, and 395 Ossington Av, Toronto</p><p>Family Names: Wife - Mrs Nihall Coor Hari Singh, c/o S. Shum Singh, P.O.</p><p>Naushshra, Pauuan District, Amritsar, Punjab, India.</p><p>Sons - two</p><p>Address: Worked at Toronto Carpet Manufacturers and Canadian Corps of</p><p>Commissionaires</p><p>Time and Place of Death: April 8, 1953, Toronto ?</p><p></p><p>5 Harnom Singh (alias Harry Robson)</p><p>Service Number: 827025</p><p>Address: Chilliwack, BC</p><p>Birth Date: 4 July 1888</p><p>Place of Birth: Juarez Mexico?</p><p>Next of Kin:</p><p>Father - Joseph Robson / Gondo Robin Hormon</p><p>Mother - Bishina Counom</p><p>Address: Father - Singapore?, India (134 Linge St.), Mother - Counial Raper,</p><p>India Trade: Sawyer</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: October 20, 1916. Vancouver</p><p>Military Unit: 47th, 143rd Battalion (Railway Construction Battalion)</p><p>Later History</p><p>Farmer</p><p>Last Known Address: Chilliwack (General Delivery, Vancouver)</p><p>Family Names: Wife - Indu Kaur (Indercorp Hindu) (Mrs. Ind Kur)</p><p>Address: (Patti) Raipur P.O. Raiper, India, (Poti Rangeki P.O.), Village</p><p>Raipur, Thana Delu District, Ludisham, Pounjoub, India</p><p>Time and Place of Death: unknown</p><p></p><p>6 John Singh</p><p>Service Number: 721760</p><p>Address: Winnipeg</p><p>Birth Date: December 13, 1880</p><p>Place of Birth: India</p><p>Next of Kin: Hird Singh</p><p>Address: Dodea, Lahore, Punjaub, India</p><p>Trade: Farm Labourer</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: January 28, 1916, Winnipeg</p><p>Military Unit: 108th Overseas Battalion, 2nd Labour Battalion, 73rd CFC</p><p>Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: GPO Winnipeg</p><p>Family: Next of Kin - Sidodo S., Fraser Mills, B.C.</p><p>Time and Place of Death: October 30, 1971</p><p></p><p>7 Lashman Singh (Laal M. Singh) (Loal Singh)</p><p>Service Number: 219222</p><p>Next of Kin: Brother - Dalip Singh, Dlep Singh</p><p>Birth Date: Jan. 15, 1885</p><p>Place of Birth: Punjab, India</p><p>Trade: Labourer</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: Sept. 7, 1915. Smiths Falls, Ontario</p><p>Military Unit: 75th Battalion</p><p>Later History</p><p>Family Names: Brother - Dalip Singh, Address - Bulohiwall P.O. Dhada Fateh Hoshian, Punjab, India</p><p>Bulohwall P.O. Singh Wole, Dhade Fatch, Hoskear, PW Punjab</p><p>Bulowall P.O. Dhade-Fakh, Hoshiar, Singhwele PU Punjab</p><p>Time and Place of Death: Killed in action on October 24,1918. Buried in the Arras</p><p>Road British Cemetery, Roclincourt, France.</p><p></p><p>8 Ram Singh</p><p>Service Number: 4080094</p><p>Address: Grand Forks BC</p><p>Birth Date: December 3, 1888</p><p>Place of Birth: Punjab</p><p>Next of Kin: Uncle - Ralla Singh</p><p>Address: c/o Riverside Nursery, Grand Forks, BC</p><p>Trade: Labourer</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: December 12, 1917. Vancouver</p><p>Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: Grand Forks, BC</p><p>Family Names: single</p><p>Time and Place of Death: unknown</p><p></p><p>9 Sewa Singh</p><p>Service Number: 2024282</p><p>Address: 776 Homer St., Vancouver, BC</p><p>Birth Date: June 7, 1890</p><p>Place of Birth: Niminra, Dinjutah, India</p><p>Next of Kin: Brother - Outram Singh</p><p>Address: Niminra, Dinjutah, India</p><p>Trade: Millman</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: June 10, 1918. Vancouver, BC.</p><p>Military Unit: 1st Cdn Res Battalion</p><p>Former Military Unit: 14th Sikhs - 3 years</p><p>Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: 776 Homer St. Vancouver in 1918</p><p>2205 Commercial Drive (Canadian Legion) Vancouver in 1919</p><p>Family: widower</p><p>Sons: Lowl Singh, Mona Singh</p><p>Address: District Gelanda, Boat House, P. Preovada (Pocovada?), City of</p><p>Nomarna, Punjab, India (Post Office Fugbara)</p><p>Time and Place of Death: 1957?</p><p></p><p>10 Waryam Singh (Wary Am Singh)</p><p>Service Number: 410622</p><p>Next of Kin: Father: Wazam Singh, Dhobae, Punjab</p><p>Mother: Mrs. Darbey Singh (Darley Kaur)</p><p>Birth Date: Jan. 23, 1883 ? and June 15, 1879 ?</p><p>Place of Birth: Punjab, India</p><p>Trade: Farmer, labourer</p><p>Place and Date of Attestation: Smiths Falls, May 5, 1915</p><p>Military Unit: 38th Btn (Eastern Ontario Regiment) Later History</p><p>Last Known Address: Dhobae, Kapurthala, Punjab and Sikh Temple, Vancouver</p><p>Family Names: Daughter - Miss Amrous (Karem Singh), Dhobae, Kapurthala,</p><p>Punjab</p><p>Mother - Mrs. Darley Kaur c/o Waryea Singh, Dhobae, Kapurthala</p><p>Brother: Slae Indar Singh, Dhobae, Kapurthala, Punjab</p><p>Time and Place of Death: unknown</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The author is a Film Director based in Ottawa, Canada.</p><p></p><p>February 18, 2011</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 142505, member: 1"] [SIZE=2][B]Sikh-Canadian Pioneers: Still Searching for Our Sikh War Heroes[/B][/SIZE] by DAVID R. GRAY In the making of a new Canadian documentary film, Canadian Soldier Sikhs: A Little Story in a Big War, we have reached a watershed. Our film is taking shape, filled out by the exciting detail we have found in war diaries, attestation papers and other archival documents, and by some amazing personal stories. We know that the film will be well-received, but we are hesitant to bring it to completion. Why? Because we are certain that there are still other undiscovered treasures of information about "our" ten Sikh soldiers that we have so far not uncovered. Where are these treasures of information? They are in the memories and the stories passed down through generations of Sikh families, both here in Canada and in India. By requesting help from readers of sikhchic.com, I am hoping that more stories will come to light about these and other men, so that they can be shared through this film. How can you help? First, some background to the film. When our first film, Searching for the Sikhs of Tod Inlet, was screened at The Spinning Wheel Film Festival in Toronto in 2007, we were asked what the next project might be. I hesitantly suggested that I would like to follow up on my recent discovery that a handful of Sikhs had enlisted in the Canadian Army in the First World War. I also shared my concern that such a topic might not be possible. Would there be enough information? Would it even be possible to find photographs of these men? Would any personal stories be found, or was that too much to expect when we were searching for just ten men in an army of thousands? That very day we discovered, by a wonderful coincidence, that there were already two of us researching the story of one of these Canadian Sikh soldiers, and that one of his war medals had just been discovered (CLICK here for article by Sandeep Singh Brar). Well, the last four years have continued to be an amazing time of research and discovery. We received a grant from the OMNI Television Independent Producer's Initiative to produce the film. A year ago our two-man crew was in Europe documenting the graves of two of the Sikh-Canadian soldiers who were killed in action. We have found some wonderful stories and unexpected nuggets of information that we have worked into the film. A short preliminary trailer version of our film, called Sikh-Canadian Heroes of the First World War, was screened at The Spinning Wheel Film Festival in Toronto and at the Film Festival in Hollywood, California, U.S.A. in 2008, where it was awarded a Creative Media Award. The short version was also screened at the exhibition, The Spirit Born People: Defending the World, at the West Block, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, in October 2009. In the strong belief that there are more unknown stories that we need to tell, I would like to ask readers to look at the following list of ten Canadian soldiers, to see if any of these men are known to your family and friends. The Soldiers Of the dozen men from Punjab and India who had immigrated to Canada and enlisted in the Canadian Army during the First World War, one was Muslim, one probably Hindu and the others, most with the surname "Singh," were probably Sikhs. Of the ten, eight served in England and France. One man who enlisted never left Canada. Here's How You Can Help We are looking for help from people who live in, or travel to India and Pakistan, and may be able to contact the relatives or descendants of the Sikh-Canadian soldiers. As well as contact information, we are hoping to discover photographs of some of these Sikh-Canadian soldiers, perhaps even letters written home, as we know that at least one of the Canadian soldiers wrote letters to his family in India. The following section gives some basic information on the ten soldiers. For more detailed information on the film and the soldiers, please visit our website at: [url]www.canadiansoldiersikhs.ca[/url] If you know the families of any of these soldiers, or if you may be travelling to their home villages or places where their next-of-kin lived, please help us with contacts or information. Any contacts with the soldiers' families or home villages would be gratefully appreciated. If you can help, please let us know. Contact: David R. Gray, Director/ Producer Grayhound Information Services 3107 8th Line Road Metcalfe, Ontario Canada K0A 2P0 Tel: 613-821-2640 [email]grayhound@xplornet.com[/email] [url]www.canadiansoldiersikhs.ca[/url] THE SOLDIERS 1 John Baboo (John Baboo Singh) Service Number: 830650 Address: Henry Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba and P.O. Box 571, Vancouver, BC. Next of Kin: Wife - Virginia Maude Alice Baboo (124 Smith Street, Winnipeg) Birth Date: May 27, 1888 Place of Birth: Sharpa, Puajah (Punjab), India Trade: groom, labourer Place and Date of Attestation: Winnipeg. Jan. 29, 1916 Military Unit: 144th Battalion, to 44th Btn Former Military Unit: 28th Calvary Madras India Later History Last Known Address: 837 Bay Street, Victoria Family Names: Wife - Virginia Maude Baboo (Irish, born Indiana, USA about 1888) Daughter - Margaret (born in USA in 1908 or 1906) Time and Place of Death: July 9, 1948 (?) Saanich, B.C. 2 Sunta Gougersing, (Gouger Sing, Goojar Singh, Gow Ger Sing, S.) Service Number: 65400 Next of Kin: Father - Gougersing (Gouger Sing), S.G. Singh was a "widower" Birth Date: 1881 Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pre-Partition India, now Pakistan) Place and Date of Attestation: Jan. 6, 1915, Montreal Initial Unit: 24th Bn (Quebec Regt) Former Military Unit: 32nd Punjab Rifles Later History Last Known Address: Lahore, Punjab Family Names Father - Bhola Singh, Santa, of Janbal, Phillour Tahsil, Jullundur District Wife - Musammat Bishn Kaur, of Janbal, India Time and Place of Death: Killed in Action October 19, 1915, buried in La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Belgium. 3 Buckam Singh (Bukkam, Buk Am, Bukkan) Service Number: 454819 Next of Kin: Father - Badan Singh, Mother - Chandi (Mrs Buckan) Mahilpur, Hosiar, Punjab Wife - Pritam Kaur (married March 1903) Birth Date: Dec. 5, 1893 Place of Birth: Punjab, India. From Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab Trade: Labourer Place and Date of Attestation: Smiths Falls, April 23, 1915 Military Unit: 38th Btn Later History Last Known Address: Kitchener Military Hospital, Ontario Family Names Wife - Pritam Kaur c/o Bhagwan Singh Gill, Jamsher, (Jamshahr) Jullundur, Punjab. Also - Nihal Singh Gill, Jullundur Time and Place of Death: August 27, 1919. Kitchener, Ontario Gravestone: "Of Mahilpur, Punjab" See also Sandeep Singh Brar's website at: [url]www.sikhmuseum.com/buckam[/url] 4 Hari Singh Service Number: 139181 Address: 181 Simco Avenue, Toronto Birth Date: June 6, 1882 Place of Birth: Lallpur, Amritsar, Punjab, India Next of Kin: Wife - Mrs Nihell Coor Hari Singh Address: Lallpur, Amritsar, India Trade: Caretaker Place and Date of Attestation: July 13, 1915, Toronto Military Unit: (5th Bombay Cavalry Sindhars - 3 years) 75th Btn, 198th Btn, 3rd Reserve Btn, Royal Canadian Dragoons. Former Military Unit: 5th Bombay Cavalry Sindhars - 3 years Later History Last Known Address: 783 Gerrard East, and 395 Ossington Av, Toronto Family Names: Wife - Mrs Nihall Coor Hari Singh, c/o S. Shum Singh, P.O. Naushshra, Pauuan District, Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sons - two Address: Worked at Toronto Carpet Manufacturers and Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Time and Place of Death: April 8, 1953, Toronto ? 5 Harnom Singh (alias Harry Robson) Service Number: 827025 Address: Chilliwack, BC Birth Date: 4 July 1888 Place of Birth: Juarez Mexico? Next of Kin: Father - Joseph Robson / Gondo Robin Hormon Mother - Bishina Counom Address: Father - Singapore?, India (134 Linge St.), Mother - Counial Raper, India Trade: Sawyer Place and Date of Attestation: October 20, 1916. Vancouver Military Unit: 47th, 143rd Battalion (Railway Construction Battalion) Later History Farmer Last Known Address: Chilliwack (General Delivery, Vancouver) Family Names: Wife - Indu Kaur (Indercorp Hindu) (Mrs. Ind Kur) Address: (Patti) Raipur P.O. Raiper, India, (Poti Rangeki P.O.), Village Raipur, Thana Delu District, Ludisham, Pounjoub, India Time and Place of Death: unknown 6 John Singh Service Number: 721760 Address: Winnipeg Birth Date: December 13, 1880 Place of Birth: India Next of Kin: Hird Singh Address: Dodea, Lahore, Punjaub, India Trade: Farm Labourer Place and Date of Attestation: January 28, 1916, Winnipeg Military Unit: 108th Overseas Battalion, 2nd Labour Battalion, 73rd CFC Later History Last Known Address: GPO Winnipeg Family: Next of Kin - Sidodo S., Fraser Mills, B.C. Time and Place of Death: October 30, 1971 7 Lashman Singh (Laal M. Singh) (Loal Singh) Service Number: 219222 Next of Kin: Brother - Dalip Singh, Dlep Singh Birth Date: Jan. 15, 1885 Place of Birth: Punjab, India Trade: Labourer Place and Date of Attestation: Sept. 7, 1915. Smiths Falls, Ontario Military Unit: 75th Battalion Later History Family Names: Brother - Dalip Singh, Address - Bulohiwall P.O. Dhada Fateh Hoshian, Punjab, India Bulohwall P.O. Singh Wole, Dhade Fatch, Hoskear, PW Punjab Bulowall P.O. Dhade-Fakh, Hoshiar, Singhwele PU Punjab Time and Place of Death: Killed in action on October 24,1918. Buried in the Arras Road British Cemetery, Roclincourt, France. 8 Ram Singh Service Number: 4080094 Address: Grand Forks BC Birth Date: December 3, 1888 Place of Birth: Punjab Next of Kin: Uncle - Ralla Singh Address: c/o Riverside Nursery, Grand Forks, BC Trade: Labourer Place and Date of Attestation: December 12, 1917. Vancouver Later History Last Known Address: Grand Forks, BC Family Names: single Time and Place of Death: unknown 9 Sewa Singh Service Number: 2024282 Address: 776 Homer St., Vancouver, BC Birth Date: June 7, 1890 Place of Birth: Niminra, Dinjutah, India Next of Kin: Brother - Outram Singh Address: Niminra, Dinjutah, India Trade: Millman Place and Date of Attestation: June 10, 1918. Vancouver, BC. Military Unit: 1st Cdn Res Battalion Former Military Unit: 14th Sikhs - 3 years Later History Last Known Address: 776 Homer St. Vancouver in 1918 2205 Commercial Drive (Canadian Legion) Vancouver in 1919 Family: widower Sons: Lowl Singh, Mona Singh Address: District Gelanda, Boat House, P. Preovada (Pocovada?), City of Nomarna, Punjab, India (Post Office Fugbara) Time and Place of Death: 1957? 10 Waryam Singh (Wary Am Singh) Service Number: 410622 Next of Kin: Father: Wazam Singh, Dhobae, Punjab Mother: Mrs. Darbey Singh (Darley Kaur) Birth Date: Jan. 23, 1883 ? and June 15, 1879 ? Place of Birth: Punjab, India Trade: Farmer, labourer Place and Date of Attestation: Smiths Falls, May 5, 1915 Military Unit: 38th Btn (Eastern Ontario Regiment) Later History Last Known Address: Dhobae, Kapurthala, Punjab and Sikh Temple, Vancouver Family Names: Daughter - Miss Amrous (Karem Singh), Dhobae, Kapurthala, Punjab Mother - Mrs. Darley Kaur c/o Waryea Singh, Dhobae, Kapurthala Brother: Slae Indar Singh, Dhobae, Kapurthala, Punjab Time and Place of Death: unknown The author is a Film Director based in Ottawa, Canada. February 18, 2011 [/QUOTE]
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