During both world wars Sikh soldiers in the British Army were posted in Iraq.

However the Sikh soldiers serving in the British army remained loyal to Britain and helped crush the rebellion.

The Sikh soldiers were obviously wavering.

Sikh soldiers occasionally referred to co-religionists who had 'suffered martyrdom' on the battlefield.

Election workers had been issued with flak jackets and the polling sites were guarded by Sikh soldiers in turbans of UN blue.

In two world wars 83,005 Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded.

On top of this, more number of Indian army personnel would have perished during mutinies by Sikh soldiers at different military locations across India.

He was the nephew of Bhuma Singh Dhillon, a famous Sikh soldier.

In the last two World Wars 83,005 Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded while fighting across 3 continents.

Sikh soldiers have played a major role in the British and then Indian armed forces.