December

"To the memory of all the Indian soldiers who gave their lives in the services of their King Emperor in the Great War, this monument erected on the site of the funeral pyre where the Sikhs and Hindus who died in hospital in Brighton passed through the fire is, in grateful admiration and brotherly affection dedicated" Source: Inscription of the 'Chattri War Memorial' Brighton, England

A Special Recognition Goes to Bhagat Singh Thind

Bhagat Singh Thind was the first Sikh to enlist in the US Army who fully observed the Five Ks while in service.

Kesh: Uncut hair

Kangha: A wooden comb

Kara: A metal bracelet

Kachera: A specific style of cotton undergarments

Kirpan: A strapped curved dagger

He was a writer and lecturer on spirituality who was involved in an important legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship.

Bhagat Singh Thind had enlisted in the U.S. Army a few months before the end of World War I.