Funding for ‘Empire, Faith & War: Sikhs in World War One’ on the horizon

Date of publication: 30/01/2013

Britain’s Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced its “initial support” for the project ‘Empire, Faith & War: Sikhs in World War One’.

The project is being organised by the London based charity the UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA).

HLF has granted initial development funding of £39,400 to the project.

HLF states that: “The project aims to reveal the untold story of the Sikh contribution to the First World War”.

To learn more details about the project, visit the National Heritage Memorial Fund website here.

Image: ‘Stalwarts from the East’ Pinning a flower on the saviours of France, Paris, 14 July 1916 (Toor Collection).

Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News