Coventry Sikh War Memorial

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Reference WMO/204827

Address:

Roundabout Bell Green Road / Phoenix Way

Coventry

CV6 5QE

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Other monolith
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: This monument is dedicated to the Sikh Regiment which served with the British army from 1850 to 1945.This memorial marks over 100 years of Sikh involvement in the British military, including the First World War. It was created by members of the Sikh community in 2002. 130,000 Sikh soldiers saw active service in the First World War on the Western Front, at Gallipoli, in Africa and in the Middle East.
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This monument, showing the symbols of the Sikh regiment, was erected by the Sikh community of Coventry, with kind permission of Coventry City Council, following the tricentennial anniversary of the creation of the Khalsa. The foundation stone laid down on 11.2.2002: Completed 30.6.2002

There are no names of combatants listed on the memorial, but there are lists of the names of the contributors to the memorial funding.

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