Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 6824503

Reference: AIR 79

Title: British RAF Airmen 1912-1919

Description: Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and airmen in the Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1912 and 1919. The record set contains records of more than 300,000 airmen, who were born in over 30 countries.

UPP: GBM/AIR79/297304

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7901391

Reference: gbm_air76

Title: British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: GBM/AIR76/59328

Additional: Names match military records

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7901392

Title: Photo from the Library of Birmingham records

Description: Photo of Hardit Singh Malik in uniorm.

Connected by: Viv2034

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ID: 7901394

Title: Hardit Singh Malik

Description: Original photo has name at bottom and states served with RAF. Photo from Library of Birmingham archives.

Connected by: Viv2034

Source information

ID: 7901407

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/04849/0083/4

Additional: Names match and birth date match with military records.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7901413

Title: Extract from Wikipedia

Description: Short extract from Wikipedia. Full details here http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardit_Malik

Connected by: Viv2034

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ID: 7902018

Title: Eastbourne College

Description: Lt. Hardit Malik attended school here.

Connected by: Viv2034

Source information

ID: 8622395

Title: Hardit

Description: studio portrait in uniform

Connected by: Selena49658

Source information

ID: 8703362

Name: see URL

Title: Newspaper article about Hardit Singh Malik

Description: newspaper article is in PDF format and written by Somnath Sapru. It was found at http://indiaww1.in/MILITARIA.aspx

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://indiaww1.in/Flying-Sikh-Hardit-Singh-Malik-by-Somnath-Sapru.pdf
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ID: 8965946

Name: Royal British Legion

Title: The first Indian pilot of the First World War

Description: "Hardit, known as The Flying Sikh of Biggin Hill, was the first Indian pilot of the war and would go on to become a distinguished diplomat."

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/community/stories/remembrance/the-first-indian-pilot-of-the-first-world-war/
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Additional: Details in the article match.

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ID: 9049493

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Hardit Malik

Description: "Hardit Singh Malik CIE OBE (23 November 1894 – 31 October 1985) was an Indian civil servant and diplomat. He was the first Indian High Commissioner to Canada, and then Indian Ambassador to France."

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardit_Malik
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Additional: Matches full name and dates of birth and death.

Source information

ID: 9049495

Reference: anguline_school_ImageUppId

Title: School & university registers Image

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: ANGUL/ARA356/0234

Additional: Matches full name.

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 9049498

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/45315

Additional: Matches initials and last name.

Credit: © Findmypast

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