Be glad to help. msb On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar < bosham@gmail.com> wrote: > Mandeep, can you help Paramvir Singh Chattwal? > > --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar > > Sikh rodeo star hunts for hero Hounslow ancestors > By Robert Cumber > > Aug 18 2008 > > A self-styled 'cowboy in a turban' has ridden into Hounslow to learn more > about his great great grandfather's proud military history. Paramvir Singh > Chattwal, of central Hounslow, who claims to be the world's only Sikh > rodeo star after taking up the sport while living in Texas has hung up his > spurs for now to track down information about his decorated forefather, > who he believes died in or around the borough. > > Paramvir has already spent years researching the life of Risaldar Major > Sher Singh Sirdar Bahadoor, who was an original member of the Punjab > Frontier Force, formed in 1849. > > He was amazed to discover his relative was the only Sikh chosen to > represent the regiment at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations > in 1887 when he was still serving at the ripe old age of 74. He fought > for the British in the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and in the AfghanWars, where > his bravery saw him made a Companion of the Indian Empire(CIE). > > But Paramvir believes he earned his peers' respect by escorting the > Koh-i-noor diamond, then the largest in the world, on a perilousmission > across India to Calcutta before it became part of the British Crown Jewels > in 1877. > > "I couldn't believe he'd been breaking social barriers in 1887 by mixing > with the British aristocracy and five generations later I'm doing the same > by taking up rodeo," said Paramvir. > > The 34-year-old horse breeder is determined to find out where his > grandfather stayed and get in touch with any descendants of the British > leaders like Sir Sam Browne, General F S Roberts and Sir Dighton Probyn. > > If you know anything about the history of the Punjab Frontier Force or > where > Risaldar Bahadoor may have been stationed, call 020 8538 2227 or email > robertcumber@trinitysouth.co.uk > > > http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2008/08/18/sikh-rodeo-star-hunts-for-hero-hounslow-ancestors-109642-21552703/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >