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1. P11921 - Thakur Singh Banga, father of Nand Singh Banga, grandfather of Bim Banga. Thakur came to Canada in 1906 and was involved in the construction of the Gur Sikh Temple. He worked at the Abbotsford Lumber Company mill. He returned to India and returned in 1920 with his sons, Nand Singh and Hardit Singh. He returned to India to stay in 1938 with his son Hardit, Nand's wife Dhan Kaur, and five of Nand's children: three girls, youngest son and unborn daughter. Hardit returned to Canada to live in the 1970's. Previous to immigrating to Canada Thakur had lived in Burma, Rangoon and Shanghai, were he worked as a police officer. Donor, Bim Banga, recalls his grandfather telling him that Chinese people were afraid of Sikh men as they carried the ceremonial sword. Thakur was a large man and very intelligent recalls Bim.

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2. P13103 - Passport photo of Thakur Singh Banga. Thakur was born in 1877. He was a big man and had a varied career: he worked in the Rangoon and Singapore police forces before coming to Canada in 1907. Upon arriving here he worked at the Abbotsford Lumber Company, sticking together with his own people. As a result he only spoke broken English. He assisted with the construction of the original Temple. Thakur returned to India in 1938 with other members of his family and stayed to farm there. He did not return until many years later. Thakur passed away in 1970.

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