Half of UK public unaware of contribution made by 2.5m British Asian members of armed forces who served in second world war
British Asian families are being urged to record the experiences of relatives who fought for Britain for “future generations” as data reveals half the British public don’t know that Indian members of the armed forces served in the second world war.
The My Family Legacy project, backed by the Royal British Legion, is building an online archive of Asian veterans’ experiences to raise awareness of the shared histories and sacrifices of Britain’s diverse communities.
More than 2.5 million people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka served in the second world war, the largest volunteer army in history.
My Family Legacy – a joint project by the thinktank British Future and Eastern Eye, the British Asian newspaper – is asking British Asian families to share stories and pictures, or just the names, of ancestors and living relatives who fought in world wars.
