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Title
War Memorial for Sikh Soldiers
Date
2019
Medium
Corten steel & granite
Accession number
BS1_PF_S029
Acquisition method
funded by sponsorship and Bristol City Parks Department
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Bristol City Council
Custodian
Bristol City Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
2nd April 2019
Access
at all times
Inscription description
granite panel inscription: "BRITISH PEOPLE ARE HIGHLY INDEBTED AND OBLIGED TO SIKHS FOR A LONG TIME. I KNOW THAT WITHIN THIS CENTURY WE NEEDED THEIR HELP TWICE AND THEY DID HELP US VERY WELL. AS A RESULT OF THEIR TIMELY HELP WE ARE TODAY ABLE TO LIVE WITH HONOUR, DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE. IN THE WAR THEY FOUGHT AND DIED FOR US WEARING THEIR TURBANS" - WINSTON CHURCHILL; first plaque: DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE THOUSANDS OF SIKH SOLDIERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE FORST AND SECOND WORKD WARS IN SERVICE OF THE CROWN. UNVEILED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF KENT KG / 2ND APRIL 2019; second plaque: LANDSCAPE DESIGN - MARCEL WATKINS / SCULPTURE AND BENCHES - STEVE JOYCE / RESEARCH AND GRAPHICS - PETE MILNER / THIS MEMORIAL GARDEN WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THE BRISTOL CITY PARKS DEPT. AND THE SPONSORSHIP BY THE PEOPLE NAMED HERE.
