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Statue Honouring UK's Sikh Warriors To Be Installed In West Midlands

Darpan News Desk IANS, 20 Jun, 2018 12:20 PM
    A 10-foot-high bronze statue of a Sikh soldier honouring the community’s “unmeasurable” contribution during World War-I will be installed in the UK’s West Midlands to commemorate 100 years since the end of the conflict.
     
     
    The Lions of the Great War monument, which will be installed in November in Smethwick, West Midlands, will honour the South Asian service personnel who fought for Britain, BBC reported. 
     
     
    Sandwell Council called it a “striking tribute” to the community. The statue, depicting a Sikh serviceman carrying a rifle, will stand on a 6ft granite plinth with inscriptions that name the regiments in which South Asian soldiers served. It will pay tribute to thousands of troops from India who fought and died for UK between 1914 and 1918.
     
     
    More than 83,000 turbaned Sikh soldiers gave their lives and more than 1,00,000 were injured during the two world wars.  President of the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, which is covering the cost of the statue, Jatinder Singh said: “These men volunteered to serve and fought to defend the freedoms we enjoy today.  “The memorial will ensure that this part is never forgotten.”
     
     
    The statute’s sculptor Luke Perry said he is “incredibly proud” of the work. 
     
     
    “I am incredibly proud to be working on a sculpture that is, at its heart, a statement of gratitude for the actions of a people who gave their lives for our independence when they had not yet achieved their own,” Perry said.  
     
     
    Sandwell Council leader Steve Eling, said: “I am very proud that Smethwick is paying such a striking tribute to the very important role played by South Asian service personnel during times of conflict.” The council said the statue will be installed in time for Armistice Day in November, the report said.

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