Casualty of The Great War,his name was spelled in a variety of ways during his lifetime :
Bukkan Singh – in his military records, by CWGC and on his Commission Headstone
Buk Am Singh - Attestation papers
Bukam Singh - Signature on attestation
Buckm S. - Medical report
Bukum Singh - Toronto Daily Star
Buckam Singh - Signature on discharge
B. A. Singh - Victory medal
He served with the 38th Battalion Canadian Infantry.
Service No. 454819
Son of Baden Singh. Husband of Pritam Kaur of Jamshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, India.
A memorial ceremony now takes place every year at Private Singh's grave.
For more information on this patriot, look at:
http://www.sikhmuseum.com
∼Name also sometimes shown as Buk Am Singh or Buk Amsingh.
Son of Chandi Singh.
Husband of Pritan Kaur.
He served overseas during World War One with the 20th Battalion, CEF, one of only ten Sikhs known to have served with the CEF. He was wounded twice while on active service. While recovering in England, he developed a lung infection, later found to be Tuberculosis, and was invalided sick to Canada in May 1917. In January 1918 he was admitted to the Freeport Sanitarium, Kitchener, Ontario, for treatment. He died there of Pulmonary TB, contracted while on active service. At the time of his death, his known next of kin all lived in Punjab, India.
Private Bukam Singh is the only known Sikh from World War One who served with the CEF with a known war grave in Canada.
Bukkan Singh – in his military records, by CWGC and on his Commission Headstone
Buk Am Singh - Attestation papers
Bukam Singh - Signature on attestation
Buckm S. - Medical report
Bukum Singh - Toronto Daily Star
Buckam Singh - Signature on discharge
B. A. Singh - Victory medal
He served with the 38th Battalion Canadian Infantry.
Service No. 454819
Son of Baden Singh. Husband of Pritam Kaur of Jamshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, India.
A memorial ceremony now takes place every year at Private Singh's grave.
For more information on this patriot, look at:
http://www.sikhmuseum.com
∼Name also sometimes shown as Buk Am Singh or Buk Amsingh.
Son of Chandi Singh.
Husband of Pritan Kaur.
He served overseas during World War One with the 20th Battalion, CEF, one of only ten Sikhs known to have served with the CEF. He was wounded twice while on active service. While recovering in England, he developed a lung infection, later found to be Tuberculosis, and was invalided sick to Canada in May 1917. In January 1918 he was admitted to the Freeport Sanitarium, Kitchener, Ontario, for treatment. He died there of Pulmonary TB, contracted while on active service. At the time of his death, his known next of kin all lived in Punjab, India.
Private Bukam Singh is the only known Sikh from World War One who served with the CEF with a known war grave in Canada.
Casualty of The Great War,his name was spelled in a variety of ways during his lifetime :
Bukkan Singh – in his military records, by CWGC and on his Commission Headstone
Buk Am Singh - Attestation papers
Bukam Singh - Signature on attestation
Buckm S. - Medical report
Bukum Singh - Toronto Daily Star
Buckam Singh - Signature on discharge
B. A. Singh - Victory medal
He served with the 38th Battalion Canadian Infantry.
Service No. 454819
Son of Baden Singh. Husband of Pritam Kaur of Jamshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, India.
A memorial ceremony now takes place every year at Private Singh's grave.
For more information on this patriot, look at:
http://www.sikhmuseum.com
∼Name also sometimes shown as Buk Am Singh or Buk Amsingh.
Son of Chandi Singh.
Husband of Pritan Kaur.
He served overseas during World War One with the 20th Battalion, CEF, one of only ten Sikhs known to have served with the CEF. He was wounded twice while on active service. While recovering in England, he developed a lung infection, later found to be Tuberculosis, and was invalided sick to Canada in May 1917. In January 1918 he was admitted to the Freeport Sanitarium, Kitchener, Ontario, for treatment. He died there of Pulmonary TB, contracted while on active service. At the time of his death, his known next of kin all lived in Punjab, India.
Private Bukam Singh is the only known Sikh from World War One who served with the CEF with a known war grave in Canada.
Bukkan Singh – in his military records, by CWGC and on his Commission Headstone
Buk Am Singh - Attestation papers
Bukam Singh - Signature on attestation
Buckm S. - Medical report
Bukum Singh - Toronto Daily Star
Buckam Singh - Signature on discharge
B. A. Singh - Victory medal
He served with the 38th Battalion Canadian Infantry.
Service No. 454819
Son of Baden Singh. Husband of Pritam Kaur of Jamshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, India.
A memorial ceremony now takes place every year at Private Singh's grave.
For more information on this patriot, look at:
http://www.sikhmuseum.com
∼Name also sometimes shown as Buk Am Singh or Buk Amsingh.
Son of Chandi Singh.
Husband of Pritan Kaur.
He served overseas during World War One with the 20th Battalion, CEF, one of only ten Sikhs known to have served with the CEF. He was wounded twice while on active service. While recovering in England, he developed a lung infection, later found to be Tuberculosis, and was invalided sick to Canada in May 1917. In January 1918 he was admitted to the Freeport Sanitarium, Kitchener, Ontario, for treatment. He died there of Pulmonary TB, contracted while on active service. At the time of his death, his known next of kin all lived in Punjab, India.
Private Bukam Singh is the only known Sikh from World War One who served with the CEF with a known war grave in Canada.
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