Sikh Soldiers

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Reference WMO/295929

Address:

Castle Park

Bristol

BS1 3XD

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Other monument
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A waved panel, the upper section of corten steel, has a large cut out of the Khanda symbol, erected 2019. The Khanda is an amalgam of three symbols, a double-edged sword in the centre, the circular Chakkar and two single-edged swords. It is also the military emblem of the Sikhs. The bottom section of the memorial is granite and bears a quote from Sir Winston Churchill. It was funded by sponsorship and Bristol City Parks Department. Adjacent to the memorial is an interpretation board as well as a post with individual plaques.
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Granite Panel inscription: "BRITISH PEOPLE ARE HIGHLY INDEBTED AND OBLIGED TO SIKHS FOR A LONG TIME. I KNOW THAT WITHIN THIS CENTURY WE NEEDED THEIR HELP TWICE AND THEY DID HELP US VERY WELL. AS A RESULT OF THEIR TIMELY HELP WE ARE TODAY ABLE TO LIVE WITH HONOUR, DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE. IN THE WAR THEY FOUGHT AND DIED FOR US WEARING THEIR TURBANS" - WINSTON CHURCHILL First plaque: DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE THOUSANDS OF SIKH SOLDIERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE FORST AND SECOND WORKD WARS IN SERVICE OF THE CROWN. UNVEILED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF KENT KG / 2ND APRIL 2019 Second plaque: LANDSCAPE DESIGN - MARCEL WATKINS / SCULPTURE AND BENCHES - STEVE JOYCE / RESEARCH AND GRAPHICS - PETE MILNER / THIS MEMORIAL GARDEN WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THE BRISTOL CITY PARKS DEPT. AND THE SPONSORSHIP BY THE PEOPLE NAMED HERE.

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