One article says" Wellington Sikh Society came into being and soon they started celebrating the ANZAC day. They prayed for those Australians and NewZealanders who laid their life in Eygpt during world war 1. I wonder how many of them actually knew that ANZAC day is equally important to The Sikhs as well.
ANZAC stands for The Australia & New Zealand Army Corps founded in 1915 in Egypt and operated during "Battle of Gallipoli". The battle was decisive victory for Turks and later resulted in forming a new nation "Republic of Turkey" or "Turkey". During the battle both side received many casualities.
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ANZAC stands for The Australia & New Zealand Army Corps founded in 1915 in Egypt and operated during "Battle of Gallipoli". The battle was decisive victory for Turks and later resulted in forming a new nation "Republic of Turkey" or "Turkey". During the battle both side received many casualities.
But where the Sikhs stand in this battle. well during 1914, Sikh battalion was part of British Army and roughly there were six Sikhs battalion named 14th Sikhs, 15th Sikhs, 35th Sikhs, 36th Sikhs, 45th Sikhs and 47th Sikhs and 14th Sikhs were dispatched to Gallipoli to help 2nd British Fusiliers and where they wrote history with their bravery. The regiment caputered two turkish trench line named J11 & J13. Two photographs of Sikh troops with captured Turkish troops are available at Alexander Turnbull Library. ref: F 77922-1/2 and F 140147-1/2).
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Awesome man.... I love reading your blogs.....this was such a new information...something which ppl celebrating anzac day might also be unaware of.....good one....keep it up
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