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Sikhs in World War I. Book Release Ceremony on Sangat Television U.K, on 16-08-2013

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Book on Sikhs' role in World War-I released Tribune News Service Ludhiana, August 19 A book titled "Sikhs in World War-I" was released at Ramgarhia Girls College. The book, penned by Bhupinder Singh Holland, is a historical account of the role Sikhs played during World War-I. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar released the book. He proposed to purchase 1,000 copies of the book to donate to various Sikh libraries, gurdwaras, embassies and Sikh institutions around the world. Bhupinder Singh Holland had earlier written books like "How Europe in Indebted to Sikhs", "Role of Sikhs in Europe during World War-I 1914-1918", "Role of Sikhs in Europe during World War-II 1939-1945" and "The Dutch Sikhs-A Brief History". The book has been published by Ranjodh Singh's publication House, Wisdom Collection. The next book by Bhupinder Singh Holland about the role of "Sikhs in World War II" would be published by the SGPC. During the book release function, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar proposed to donate Rs 1 lakh to the college. He is a staunch supporter of women education, he said. Ranjodh Singh, president, Ramgarhia Educational Council, said it was an honour for his publication house to publish the encyclopedic work of the Sikh history. Name of the Book: Sikhs in World War I Name of Author: Sardar Bhupinder Singh Holland ISBN: 978-93-5104-098-9 Publisher: A Wisdom Collection - An Imprint of GS Distribution Inc. Ludhiana,Punjab. Address: G.S. Estate, PO # 714, GT Road, Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana - 141003, Punjab. India. Email: gstgroupinc@yahoo.com Name : Sardar Ranjodh Singh Date and Year of Publication: 13 April 2013 (Birth of Khalsa ) Price: Euro € 22,00, USD $27,50, IND ? 1195,00 Pages: 1656 + 78 Colored pages with Photos, Title Cover:Hard with Gold LeafText. •A book that gives voice to history's unsung Sikh heroes of World War I. •An encyclopedia and monumental work with rare pictures. •Sikhs have fought and died in France, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy - Malta, Romania and some graves of the Sikhs (Pilots and wounded) are also in the United Kingdom. Sikhs fought also in Kenya and Tanzania, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria. Hong Kong, India (names are on India Gate) and Turkey. Complete list with Names, Father's Name, Service Number, Village, Regiment Name, Date of Death, Cemetery, Location, Photos, History and Country etc. is fully given in the book. Some other Historical facts in the book are highlighted: •The Menon Gate in Ieper has the name of 15 casualties from the 47 Sikh Regiment while alone on 27 April 1915 (during the 2nd Battle of Ieper) out of 444 men 348 did not come back. They are nowhere else commemorated. •Between 24th April and 1st May 1915, the Lahore Division had lost 3,889 men, or 30 % of the troops it had employed." •After the bloody battle of Neuve Chappelle, France (10 till 13 March 1915) the Sikh Regiments had lost eighty percent of their men and three regiments stood at only sixteen percent of its original composition. •During World War I on the western Front that is Belgium and France, only in 14 months, the Indian Corps had lost 34,252 men (dead, wounded, ill, or prisoner of war mostly the Sikhs.)" •There are 15,519 Burial place ( Smaads ) of the British Indian soldiers and 64,963 are commemorated by Memorial thus total of 80,482 have died in 1st World War (1914-18)