George Hay

Official Historian @CWGC. Often found outdoors. Book:

[George Hay @record_this]

📢Important update!📢 As part of the @CWGC’s Non-Commemoration Programme, we have today published a second landmark report on commemorative activity, this time looking at the Second World War: https://t.co/nFsLw0ckhv

📷IWM (SE 1884)

[Pardeep Kaur MBE British Army Chef @pardeep19922328]

What an amazing day yesterday at the AMCN Conference!
Centred on the theme “The Pathway to Change,” the event strengthened connections between AMCN members and Defence organisations.

It was wonderful to catch up with familiar faces and meet new ones. The room was filled with incredible people, and the energy throughout the day was truly inspiring. @Karl_R_Harris @AlastairBruce_ @Army_MCN @ArmyInstrSchool #Listen #learn #Act #inspired @BritishArmy @record_this

[Jay Singh-Sohal OBE VR @JSinghSohal]

The @Army_MCN Conference at @RMASandhurst proved a fantastic forum to delve into what brings us together, from diverse backgrounds, to serve in @BritishArmy. Great to hear @record_this discuss @CWGC work and to catch up with fmr colleagues incl @AlastairBruce_ @annabotting

[Commonwealth War Graves @CWGC]

We have today published a landmark report revealing historical inequalities in how Second World War casualties from the former British Empire were commemorated.

The report, titled 'Remembering the dead of the British Empire', is part of our ongoing commitment to investigate and address historical injustices in its commemorative work.

Drawing on extensive archival research, the report found that while no groups were systematically excluded, the then Imperial War Graves Commission (IWGC) delivered unequal outcomes for some of the war dead. The findings highlight a number of issues that led to disparities in commemorative practices, which you can read in detail by visiting our website using the link below.

📷IWM (E 6064) Men of the King's African Rifles (KAR) collecting surrendered arms at Wolchefit Pass

[Jay Singh-Sohal OBE VR @JSinghSohal]

I’ve had a read of the report and the historical inequalities identified, very much looking forward to the engagement strategies the @CWGC will be undertaking with partners and communities to seek meaningful ways to address this.

[George Hay @record_this]

Proud of my small team for their hard work pulling this complex research together on top of everything else they have been doing for the wider Non-Commemorations Programme!

[George Hay @record_this]

📢Important update!📢 As part of the @CWGC’s Non-Commemoration Programme, we have today published a second landmark report on commemorative activity, this time looking at the Second World War: https://t.co/nFsLw0ckhv

📷IWM (SE 1884)

[George Hay @record_this]

For more information check out the report: https://t.co/8aMZ4P6RbA

And @CWGC’s response: https://t.co/PYjpd9m3El

[George Hay @record_this]

Despite knowledge & experience gained from the First World War, aspects of the IWGC’s work remained complicated by the nature of fighting in some theatres & the colonial spaces in which commemoration took place. As such, the bulk of these issues affect African and Indian dead.

[George Hay @record_this]

Significantly, we find no evidence of systematic exclusion from named commemoration (the primary failure following the previous war). Nonetheless, we have identified five areas in which the dead or their families were treated unequally during or after the conflict.

[Tej Pal Singh Ralmill @TejpalRalmill]

UK Punjab Heritage Association @UKPHA and historians @record_this Dr George Hay @CWGC & @GavinRand @UniofGreenwich launched an appeal at the Indian Army exhibition @HRP_palaces for volunteers to identify missing Punjabi casualties from the first world war using the #Punjab #WW1 recruitment registers.

Special thanks to James @AStreetNearYou, @megan_maltby Public Engagement Manager @CWGC, and Indian Army PhD students @JasminAthwal and @G_AWilliams

https://t.co/tBkOP98y6d

[George Hay @record_this]

This marks the beginning of a really exciting and important project that will help us identify Indian soldiers not currently commemorated by the @CWGC. Please join us if you can make it!

[Gavin Rand @GavinRand]

I'll be with @TejpalRalmill & @record_this at @HampCourtPal on Saturday talking about the #PunjabRegisters and what they tell us about Punjab's role in the First World. Join us & learn how you can help the @CWGC identify forgotten Punjabi casualties. https://t.co/4UsvB0fSVu

[Gavin Rand @GavinRand]

Research by @UniofGreenwich PhD students, @G_AWilliams & @JasminAthwal & in collaboration with @UKPHA, suggests there are thousands of Punjabi casualties missing from the @CWGC casualty database. Join us on Saturday to help find them.

[Gavin Rand @GavinRand]

I'll be with @TejpalRalmill & @record_this at @HampCourtPal on Saturday talking about the #PunjabRegisters and what they tell us about Punjab's role in the First World. Join us & learn how you can help the @CWGC identify forgotten Punjabi casualties. https://t.co/4UsvB0fSVu

[Commonwealth War Graves @CWGC]

The inauguration of our memorial in Cape Town’s Company’s Garden is underway!

HRH The Princess Royal, is participating alongside the descendants of the casualties, as well as national dignitaries.

The ceremony will involve praise singing, an important part of tradition.

[Tej Pal Singh Ralmill @TejpalRalmill]

This #WW1 archive from the @LahoreMuseum is slowing being digitised by @UKPHA enabling tens of thousands of Punjabis to research their forefathers contribution to the First World War, thanks to great partnerships with @UniofGreenwich @GavinRand @UoGHistorians @NAM_London @glynprysor @CWGC @record_this and of course @PoppyLegion @ametcalfe42

@Sathnam @Zakirabegum @aLHSikhs @_JasvirSingh @TanDhesi @PreetKGillMP @Jas_Athwal @RamblingSingh @gsjosan

[Tej Pal Singh Ralmill @TejpalRalmill]

Subadar-Major Bawa Singh, 23rd #Sikh Pioneers, was 1 of 128 men from Panjaur, Hoshiarpur, #Punjab who constituted 1.5 million Indian men who fought in #WW1.

Names of Punjabi soldiers can be found in the WW1 Punjab recruitment registers @UKPHA.

#WeWillRememberThem
#1914Sikhs
#SikhSubedar
#KhandaPoppy

[George Hay @record_this]

Direct link to report here: non-commemoration-programme-research-report-2024-dar-es-salaam.pdf (https://t.co/CAZDulUqr8)

[George Hay @record_this]

Extremely slow off the mark here, but pleased to be finally sharing this research - our findings from a lengthy piece of work to try and identify a lost First World War carrier burial ground in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

[Commonwealth War Graves @CWGC]

Combining archival research from Tanzania and the UK, our Non-Commemoration Programme has identified the probable location of a cemetery for potentially thousands of African carriers who died in British service during the First World War.

Read more on our website: https://t.co/m5WEgyDst7

[George Hay @record_this]

@janeylaw So I heard 🤣

[George Hay @record_this]

Wild gesticulations are wasted on radio...

[LBC @LBC]

"This is the moment when the Allies return to mainland Europe."

Historian George Hay explains the importance of marking D-Day as a crucial point in World War 2 for educating people.

[George Hay @record_this]

@salix_angus Haha I know who to call