by Ghee Bowman | 18th December 2024 | Uncategorised
Did you have a grandfather in the Indian Army during the Second World War? Would you like to find out more about what they did? This post has been written on the basis of my experience researching the Indian Army, with input from other researchers. It is designed to...
by Ghee Bowman | 15th November 2024 | Uncategorised
I recently watched a great documentary on Channel 4, called ‘The Soldiers that Saved Britain’, made by British journalist Mobeen Azhar. https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-soldiers-that-saved-britain Mobeen went on a mission to uncover his...
by Ghee Bowman | 1st March 2023 | Uncategorised
An English historian has made a trip to India in search of memories of Indian Army Prisoners of War in Europe during the Second World War. Ghee Bowman of Exeter University is in India until May, aiming to speak to the families of POWs. Ganpatrao Tawde...
by Ghee Bowman | 5th October 2022 | Uncategorised
The day after the Royal Funeral I attended two extraordinary, special events in the Highlands of Scotland. I’d like to tell you about them. They came about because of the presence of nine very particular graves in a cemetery, and because of a lot of hard work over a...
by Ghee Bowman | 14th March 2022 | Uncategorised
A historian in South West England is trying to track down relatives of soldiers of the British Indian Army held as Prisoners of War in Germany, Italy and France during the Second World War. Around 15,000 Indians – mostly captured in Greece and North Africa –...
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