Memorial

WW1 Sikh

WW1 Sikh 1

Source: Copyright Jenny Turner

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Current Location

National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, England

SK 1818014703

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 72125
Description: A sculpted head and shoulders figure of a uniformed Sikh soldier wearing medals. The sculpture is supported by a large granite plinth with a gold-lettered inscribed plaque affixed to its front face.
Inscription: (Khanda emblem)/ WW1 SIKH MEMORIAL/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE 124,245 SIKH SOLDIERS/ OF THE BRITISH INDIAN ARMY/ WHO FOUGHT IN ALL THE THEATRES OF THE GREAT WAR./ THEY DID THEIR DUTY WITH HONOUR/ WHILE KEEPING THEIR FAITH IN GOD,/ GURU AND KALSA PRINCIPLES./ UNVEILED ON THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2015.

Maker(s): M Bibby, Sculptor
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: WW1 Sikh Memorial Fund: more than 200 subscriptions .
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Subscriptions with a total in excess of £22,000 raised through crowd-funding.

Unveiled

01/11/2015

Mr Jay Singh-Sohal, chairman of the Sikh Memorial Fund; Armed Forces representatives

Plinth

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Sculpture

Condition: Good