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Kehar Singh, 1945

Pencil sketch by Wilfrid J Myers, 18 Jun 1945, signed and dated, 'W.J. Myers / 18.6.45'.

Head and shoulders portrait of a Sikh soldier. Inscribed 'KEHAR Singh' in English and Gurmukhi, probably written by the sitter.

Around 300,000 Sikhs served in the Indian Army during World War Two (1939-1945) in Western Europe, East and North Africa, the Middle East, Italy and the Far East. They played a decisive role in winning the war.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1999-07-85-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-07-85-1