Discover Punjabs Greatest Untold Story : How Punjab changed the outcome of WW1. 100 years ago in November 1914 Punjabs soldiers,came to the rescue of a devastated British force and thwarted a strategic German advance on the Port of Calais ; the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was on the verge of collapse and was set to square off against a force 10 times its size. With the fate of the ports and the BEF in their hands, the Indian Corps would not falter. Punjabi soldiers stood stoic in the face of a mighty German advance - halting Germanys last chance to win the war early. The Kaiser had commanded his troops to “take Calais at all costs”, which was the lifeline to Britain. New British and Canadian soldiers were being trained as quickly as possible, but if Calais fell, it would be difficult or impossible for them to join the fight in France. The Indian Corps arrived just in time to shore up the BEF, and held over 1/3 of the British line which was the last defence before Calais. According to leading military historian and former Ghurkha officer Gordon Corrigan, that although the history has been somewhat lost it was certainly true that they ( The Indian Corps) had saved the BEF. Lest We Forget - Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Great War. Major Gordon Corrigan will deliver 2 public lectures as part of the Duty, Honour & Izzat commemoration events. Join us for the following public events planned for Monday 10th Nov & Tuesday 11th Nov Remembrance Day. Monday 10th - Simon Fraser University (SFU) Event Day Suite 250-13450 102 Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 0A3, (778) 782-3111 Contact Nav Chima [email protected] 1) Exhibit Graphic Panels on display between 9.30 and 3.30 pm on Surrey SFU Campus Mezzanine Foyer. 2) 12.30pm Meet & Greet with SFU Executive Director and the Minister of Advanced Education for the Province of British Columbia. Mezzanine Foyer. 3) 1pm - 2pm Public Lecture: “The Indian Army and the Great War” followed by Question & Answer session. Major Gordon Corrigan SFU Surrey, Galleria/Floor 5, Room 5080 Tuesday 11th Nov 2014 1)Remembrance Day Commemoration Wreath laying with Major Gordon Corrigan to honour fallen Canadian and Indian Soldiers. 11:00am at the Surrey Cloverdale Cenotaph, the Surrey Museum Plaza. 17710 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 5H8, 2)Remembrance Day Community Lecture 6:00pm at Heritage Hall, Main Street, Vancouver. “Role of the Colonials in WW1″ Major Gordon Corrigan 3102 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3G7, (604) 879-4816 Contact Paul Mann dishoommedia@gmail
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:59:58 +0000