Military service
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Son of Bhola Singh, Santa, of Janbal, Phillour Tahsil, Jullundur District; husband of Musammat Bishn Kaur, of Janbal, India.
Digital gallery of Private Sunta Gougersing
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Private Sunta Gougersing
Canadian Sikh soldier Sunta Gougersingh’s (Goojar Singh) grave at La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Kemmel, Belgium. March 2011. Photo by David R. Gray. Copyright Grayhound Information Services. The script is in the Gumurki language and reads: “God is one” and “Victory is to God.”
Digital gallery of
Private Sunta Gougersing
Grave Marker of Sunta Gougersing, shown as Goojar Singh.
Digital gallery of
Private Sunta Gougersing
Grave Marker details of Sunta Gougersing, shown as Goojar Singh.
Digital gallery of
Private Sunta Gougersing
1 May 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expedtionary Force Researcg Group), https://cefrg.ca
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Canadian Sikh soldier Sunta Gougersingh’s (Goojar Singh) grave at La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Kemmel, Belgium. March 2011. Photo by David R. Gray. Copyright Grayhound Information Services. The script is in the Gumurki language and reads: “God is one” and “Victory is to God.”
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Grave Marker of Sunta Gougersing, shown as Goojar Singh.
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Grave Marker details of Sunta Gougersing, shown as Goojar Singh.
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1 May 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expedtionary Force Researcg Group), https://cefrg.ca
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 16 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 7 Km south of Ieper town centre on the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel.
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg made prominent by a level crossing. The cemetery is located on the right hand side of the road, 5 km after joining the Kemmelseweg.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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