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Buk Am Singh

In memory of:

Private Buk Am Singh

August 27, 1919

Military Service

Service Number:

454819

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

20th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 5, 1893
Punjab, India

Enlistment:

April 23, 1915
Smiths Falls, Ontario

Son of Badan and Chandi Kaur Singh, husband of Pritam Kaur, of Jamshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, India.

Commemorated on Page 543 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

KITCHENER (MOUNT HOPE) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Soldiers.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– 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 honor the fallen Sikh soldiers and all other fallen soldiers for their sacrifices.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – 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 honor the fallen Sikh soldiers and all other fallen soldiers for their sacrifices.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– 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
    Grave Marker – 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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