Dr Irfan Malik: The First World War Contribution of Dulmial Village, in Present Day Pakistan
This illustrated talk tells the story of the 460 soldiers (including both of the speaker’s great grandfathers, Captain Ghulam Mohammad and Subedar Mohammad Khan) from Dulmial Village - then part of the Indian Empire, now in present-day Pakistan - who fought in the Great War and their subsequent reward of a 200-year-old British cannon. The talk also explores the wider role of the Muslim soldiers in the First World War.
Dr Malik has been researching this topic for the last ten years and his researches have been featured on Sky News, BBC News, Channel 5 News and also in The Daily Telegraph. Dr Malik was born in Nottingham and has worked as a GP in the city for over 20 years.