“It was the dark days of 1914 when our men had to face mortars, hand grenades, high explosive shells for which they themselves were not provided. They could reply only with their valour, their rifles and two machine guns per battalion. And yet they did it.” (Lt. General Sir James Wilcox, Commander of the Indian Corps)

At Dawn Services across Australia and New Zealand, we commemorate the ANZAC spirit of many generations of selfless soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the then British Empire.

Let’s also remember these Sikh Australian soldiers who fought for our nation in WW1:

• Davy Singh 33rd Battalion; Desanda Singh 3rd Light Horse; Ganessa Singh 10th Battalion; Gurbachan Singh 54th Battalion
• Hazara Singh 13^th Battalion; Sarn Singh 43^rd Battalion; Sirdar Singh 3^rd Light Horse

According to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, 6 of the soldiers returned safely after the war ended in 1918. However, Sarn Singh died in action.

Lest We Forget. Jo Bole, So Nihal!