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The Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham is commemorating the forgotten men of World War I – the Chinese Labour Corps – in an exhibition being held to coincide with Chinese New Year. A long forgotten aspect of the First World War has been brought to light in a new exhibition that is currently on display in Birmingham.
The management of a Sikh temple who last weekend unveiled a brand new statue to commemorate the contributions of South Asian soldiers during the First World War, have described its recent vandalism as a “despicable and cowardly act”. Despite only being unveiled on Sunday, the 10ft bronze statue has already been vandalised, with graffiti appearing on the monument last night.
A brand new statue of a Sikh soldier, unveiled last week to commemorate the contributions of Sikhs during the First World War, has been vandalised. Graffiti which has appeared on the monument displays the words ‘Sepoys no more’. Sepoys was a term used by the British Indian Army to describe a low-ranking cavalry trooper, many of…
Birmingham will fall silent on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as the city remembers the fallen on Sunday – 100 years after the First World War ended. A Day of National Remembrance Service will take place on Colmore Row, opposite St Philip’s Cathedral, on 11 November, attended by military…
A bronze 10-foot high statue of Sikh soldier has been unveiled in Smethwick, to honour over a million Indian soldiers who contributed to the Allied war effort during WWI. Hundreds of members of the public, as well as army and local government personnel, gathered to witness the grand unveiling of the prestigious monument.
A new 10ft monument to celebrate the contributions of Sikh soldiers who fought for Britain is to be unveiled in the West Midlands this weekend. The ‘Lions of the Great War’ statue will be unveiled in Smethwick on Sunday 4th November, commemorating the lives of Indian soldiers who fought in World War One.
Birmingham has featured in The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal launch today with an installation at the city’s main library. The ‘red thread’ art at the Library of Birmingham is one of a series of installations across the UK that highlight reasons to say ‘Thank You’ to the First World War generation.
A giant eight-foot “THANK YOU” message has appeared in Birmingham’s Victoria Square, in the form of an interactive 3D art installation. The Royal British Legion brought the structure to the city to encourage the public to leave messages of thanks to the First World War generation who shaped our society.
A giant eight-foot “THANK YOU” message will be appearing in Birmingham’s Victoria Square tomorrow, in the form of an interactive 3D art installation. The Royal British Legion is bringing the structure to the city for one-day only, encouraging the public to leave messages of thanks to the First World War generation who shaped our society.