Filmmaker  David R. Gray

Run Time  48Minutes

This film will bring to life the fascinating and unknown story of a group of Sikh men who enlisted in the Canadian Army in World War I, all volunteers who fought for a country which denied them even the basic rights of citizenship.

The story of ten Sikh men who enlisted in the Canadian Army in World War I, this film follows the men through the enlistment process, training, and transport to France by troopship. It features the struggles these Sikh soldiers faced and the battles they fought, including those during which two of the men were killed. The film follows one injured soldier back to Canada on a hospital ship and to Kitchener’s TB hospital. Images of his war grave and the story of how his war medals have survived bring a personal touch to the film. The film ends with the story of the soldiers’ return to civilian life, the tracing of their descendants, and the visit to the European grave sites of two of the Canadian Sikh soldiers.