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Sikhs part & parcel of British defence forces: UK Major General

Sikhs part & parcel of British defence forces: UK Major General

11-member delegation visits Khalsa College, school

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 9

An 11-member delegation of the UK Army, led by Major General Celia Jane Harvey, visited Khalsa College and Atam Public School today.

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The delegation met the functionaries of the Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) and also toured the historic college along with cultural centres.

The delegationat a school in Amritsar.

Major General Harvey remembered the heroes of the battle of Saragarhi while touring the Sikh History Research Centre.

“Sikhs are a part and parcel of the United Kingdom Defence Forces and are entitled to wear turban and other articles of faith. The role of Sikh soldiers during the two World Wars was exemplary and many European countries owe their freedom to the brave soldiers from Punjab,” she said.