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Son of Badan and Chandi Kaur Singh, husband of Pritam Kaur, of Jamshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, India.
Digital gallery of Private Buk Am Singh
Digital gallery of
Private Buk Am Singh
Since 2009, Sikh members of the Canadian Forces (CF) have attended the annual Sikh Remembrance Day service which is held at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario. This cemetery holds the only military grave in Canada belonging to a Sikh soldier, Private Buckham Singh who fought in World War I. This photo of Bukan Singh's gravestone was taken on Nov 11, 2012.
Digital gallery of
Private Buk Am Singh
Grave Marker of Private Bukkan Singh located in Mount Hope Cemetery in the City of Kitchener, Ontario. Every year a Sikh Remembrance Day Ceremony is held to Honour the fallen Sikh soldiers and all other fallen soldiers for their sacrifices.
Digital gallery of
Private Buk Am Singh
From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Buk Am Singh
From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Buk Am Singh
From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Buk Am Singh
From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Since 2009, Sikh members of the Canadian Forces (CF) have attended the annual Sikh Remembrance Day service which is held at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario. This cemetery holds the only military grave in Canada belonging to a Sikh soldier, Private Buckham Singh who fought in World War I. This photo of Bukan Singh's gravestone was taken on Nov 11, 2012.
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Grave Marker of Private Bukkan Singh located in Mount Hope Cemetery in the City of Kitchener, Ontario. Every year a Sikh Remembrance Day Ceremony is held to Honour the fallen Sikh soldiers and all other fallen soldiers for their sacrifices.
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From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 543 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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KITCHENER (MOUNT HOPE) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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