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The Remembrance Day Ceremony which took place early on 29th Oct 2020 due to the Covid-19 Lockdown.

On 15th August 2020 Mirfield Town Council along with their partners in the Mirfield Royal British Legion held a service to mark the 75th Anniversary of Victory over Japan(VJ) Day when World War Two was brought to a close. The event was attended on behalf of SSO by President (Kalvinder Bhullar) and Treasurer (Jagjit Sodhi) which took…

On 28th May Mrs Avtar Kaur of Water Street, Huddersfield a supporter of the SSO presents a cheque for £500 to the SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity.

On 27th April 2020 The Sikh Soldier Organisation presented a cheque for £1,400 to SSAFA (The Armed Forces Charity) to help those affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A new film has caused controversy in recent days due to its inclusion of a Sikh Soldier shown shoulder-to-shoulder with other British troops. An accusation has been made by Actor Laurence Fox; that the inclusion of a Sikh Soldier was nothing more than diversity gone mad. Stating the inclusion of a single Sikh soldier amongst…

Crowds gather at statue honouring Sikh soldiers. HUNDREDS of people attended the unveiling of a new statute in honour of Sikh soldiers who fought in both World Wars. The six-foot statue in Greenhead Park, Huddersfield, is the first in Yorkshire to honour the sacrifice of British Indian Sikh soldiers, and comes after years of fundraising.…

We have launched our new website, initially this site will focus on the unveiling of our Sikh Soldier Statue in Huddersfield. However we aim to grow this into a resource for all to learn more about the contributions of Sikhs to the modern world.