WW1 Grave markers

An interesting article about the original WW1 wooden grave markers

Back from the Front: Tracking down WW1 grave markers - www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-40446229

WILLIAMARNOLD wrote:

One tends to forget that many of the fallen in the "Great War " were Sikh, Hindus,Muslims, Jains,Parseesand other believers from the Commonwealh and i wonder if or how their beliefs were represented in the remembrance of their death.

I would be surprised if Jain's fought in the war as their beliefs are beyond pacifism, probably the only truly peaceful religion in the world.

WILLIAMARNOLD wrote:

One tends to forget that many of the fallen in the "Great War " were Sikh, Hindus,Muslims, Jains,Parseesand other believers from the Commonwealh and i wonder if or how their beliefs were represented in the remembrance of their death.

I think they were followed, you come across various religions' headstones.

Several TV programmes have told how the Royal Pavilion in Brighton was a military hospital for Indian soldiers and cremation point was established in the area. One programme showed a regular ceremony there for the Sikhs who did there.

There continued to be deaths of followers of other religions in WWII. If you go in the cemetery in KIngussie there are about nine graves on a different alignment to all the others.

Honour for woman who tended WW2 graves for 70 years

Just saw this whilst looking for something else.

Remembrance Sunday: the people who tend Scotland's most remote war graves

It mentions this website also

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