UK Punjab Heritage Association

I'm on site early for the annual #Chattri #memorial event on South Downs above @BrightonHoveCC . If you haven't visited, it's well worth it #wewillrememberthem it's a fascinating & such important monument @PoppyLegion

Volunteers @Jag_Kang, @jaspritsingh and Gurmeet Singh Kler from 'A little History of the Sikhs' @aLHSikhs were very proud to contribute to this magnificent display at the @TowerOfLondon. #VEDay #VEDay80 #veday2025 #WW2

India provided 2.5 million men during #WW2. The end of the #SecondWorldWar marked a new beginning for the #Indian subcontinent. Join us to mark #VE Day this Saturday at Hampton Court Palace @HRP_palaces with @philmcraig, author of #1945TheReckoning . Discounted tickets in the link below #VE80 #VEDay2025 #VEDay80

Planting the poppies 🌺 Volunteers from our Community Access Scheme groups have been planting the almost 30,000 ceramic poppies for The Tower Remembers. Some of the participants share what #TowerPoppies means to them. 📆 6 May - 11 Nov 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/TowerRemembers…

#AnzacDay2023 From Punjab to Australia, KIA France 2255 Private Sarn (Saran) Singh from Jandiala, Jalandhar, listed in Punjab #WW1 Punjab register @UKPHA. Farming in Maggea, 200km from Adelaide, enlisted in 43rd Bn., Australian Imperial Force. Killed-in-action in France 1917.

How did you get interested in #defence? As I said to @simonharrisitv @itvnews, #Sikhs have huge military tradition, including my ancestors who made incredible contributions during the World Wars. We must respect and learn more about those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.

🌍Commemoration‘s role in global diplomacy Our cemeteries and memorials are silent witnesses to the human cost of war. This year, as we mark VE and VJ Day 80, our sites remain platforms for dialogue, reflection, and peace—reminding us what happens when diplomacy fails. From NATO’s visit to our sites in Gallipoli, to the Pope’s service of peace in our Rome War Cemetery, and UNESCO’s recognition of 51 of our WWI sites, our work in commemoration continues to unite nations in shared remembrance. 🔗 Today we are teaming up with highly regarded Royal United Services Institute (@RUSI_org) to hold an event where we will be discussing the role of commemoration in diplomacy. With the World Wars gradually falling out of living memory, the event will be looking at the role that commemoration has to play now and in the future in supporting international diplomacy. You can watch live here: ow.ly/8eBl50VkxxA The event will include a keynote address from Lord Ricketts who served as chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) under Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was the UK government's first national security adviser from 2010 from 2012, serving under Prime Minister David Cameron. A range of panellists with international military, political and diplomatic expertise will consider the relevance of war commemoration for future generations and its potential to help governments and countries meet global challenges