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This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Monday 6 July 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

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5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 July 2026
BBC ONE West, BBC News at One including..., 6 July 2026

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Updated Monday 6 July 2026

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Forgotten Punjabi WWI soldiers to be commemorated by CWGC

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is adding nearly 10,000 forgotten Punjabi soldiers from World War I to its records, ensuring they are properly commemorated.

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Two UK news channels reported that nearly 10,000 Punjabi soldiers who died in World War I and were previously unrecognised are being officially commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The names were discovered in registers held in an archive in Lahore, Pakistan, after a re-examination of records. Researchers are now trying to contact descendants in the UK. The BBC ONE West report included a personal story of a descendant, Sunny, finding his great-grandfather's name, and a volunteer who discovered her own ancestor. The 5 News report stated that the names are being added to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission casualty records.

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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is commemorating nearly 10,000 forgotten Punjabi soldiers from World War I by adding their names to official records.

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Date Channel 5 BBC NEWS BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Monday 6 July 2026 13s 0.5% 3m 53s 6.9%