Heroic single handed bayonet attack
11th March 1944: Sikh soldier makes a sustained attack on Japanese trenches despite multiple wounds - and earns Victoria Cross
World War II saw the British Empire still united, with men coming forward from all corners of the globe to volunteer their services. One of the largest contingents of 'Empire troops' …
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