Newsday - The soldiers' archive reconnecting Punjabis with their ancestors - BBC Sounds

The eleventh of November, Armistice Day, is observed in many Commonwealth countries to commemorate the end of World War One in 1918. It's a time to remember all those who gave their lives in service to their country since 1914. Now military files dating back a century, left unread for most of that time, have been unearthed by a British historian. Amandeep Madra, whose team has digitised the archive to make it available online, uncovered soldiers’ stories – including that of his own great uncle - that have been forgotten by many of their descendants until now.