Sikh Soldiers In The First World War

EDM number 44 in 2015-16, proposed by Virendra Kumar Sharma on 27/05/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Military operations, Religion and faith communities and Veterans.

That this House notes the contribution of Sikh soldiers in the First World War, when over 138,000 Indian troops fought in Belgium and France, many of them Sikh; recognises that more than one-quarter of these soldiers would become casualties; further notes that in March 1915, one hundred years ago Sikh troops, along with counterparts from around the British Empire, fought in the bloody battle of Neuve Chapelle, many making the ultimate sacrifice; further recognises that Sikh regiments lost nearly four-fifths of their men, and three regiments stood at only 16 per cent of their original strength; and urges the Government to support the erection of a permanent monument in central London to highlight and commemorate their brave actions and grave losses.

This motion has been signed by a total of 46 MPs.