There's a current RM advertising blurb showing a Sikh in his turban wearing the Globe and Laurel.
Should they be 'allowed' to wear it? Well, in WWI 138,000 Sikhs fought for the Empire. >34, 000 were killed or injured.
Over WWI and WWII 183,000 Sikhs fought and 109,000 were killed or injured.
I think at least 13 Sikhs have been awarded the VC. In the 1st battle of Ypres at Flanders a whole platoon was wiped out. The last man shot himself rather than surrender. At Neuve Chappell in 1915 80% of the Sikhs died.
Ishar Singh won a VC in 1921, so they didn't just turn up for the 'big wars'.
And they all wore turbans.
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If the lads finish the training good on them, I would prefer them to wear the GB but thats up to them , they earned it.
On a lighter not I can,t just see in my minds eye in to the past, a few purple faced RSM with steam coming out of there ears and for gods sake how would they manage to nail it to the back of there office doors
ah fond memories of persecution
On a lighter not I can,t just see in my minds eye in to the past, a few purple faced RSM with steam coming out of there ears and for gods sake how would they manage to nail it to the back of there office doors
ah fond memories of persecution Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. - Confucius
