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We remember Bishan Singh
We remember Bishan Singh
Timeline
Timeline
1916
internment
pow
Kut
Iraq
Source:9497726
29th April 1916 - 26th April 1917
service
Indian Army
Artisan
RWP/77
Indian Ordnance Department
1st Ordinance Corps
Source:9509843
1917
death
War Related Sickness
FOUGHT IN THE MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN WITH THE INDIAN ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. CAPTURED IN THE CITY OF KUT, 29 APRIL 1916 AND BECAME A POW. DIED FROM TREATMENT AS POW 26 APRIL 1917.
Kut
Iraq
Source:9497726
26th April 1917
burial
Zubayr
Iraq
Part XX, Panel 58 and 68
Source:9509843
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Bishan |
| Initials | B |
| Last Name | Singh |
| Source | 9497726 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Army | RWP/77 | Indian Ordnance Department | 1st Ordinance Corps | Artisan |
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The Indianman magazineArticle from The Indianman by John Welch about the memorial plaques and this soldier specifically.Contributed by:
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Selena49658 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| death penny | LUCAS128175 | |
| king's note | LUCAS128175 | |
| Basra War Memorial | LUCAS128175 | |
| death penny | LUCAS128175 | |
| The Indianman magazine | LUCAS128175 |
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