British military launches new ceremonial marching troop to honour Sikh soldiers

An inauguration parade took place as the British military launches the ‘1914 Sikhs’, a ceremonial marching troop dedicated to honouring the Sikh soldiers who served in World War I and beyond on Wednesday.

Dressed in authentic World War I Sikh infantry uniform, complete with period-accurate equipment such as the Lee-Enfield rifle, Chamandeep Singh, a sergeant in the British Army and member of the new marching troop, said that he "can't explain how inspirational and how surreal it feels" to wear the uniform of his forefathers.