Ude (Udai) Singh, 14th Sikh Regiment,
died 1947
Ude Singh was over six feet tall, and had a fair beard and light green eyes.
He was recruited in 1907, at Ferozepore, Punjab, after taking part in a wrestling match.
The 14th Sikh Regiment were at the extreme left of the British advance at Krithia. Their line of advance was covered from every direction by Turkish machine guns.
Casualties were terrible. When Second Lieutenant Savory did not return from the attack, Ude Singh went out to find him and carried him to safety. Savory and one other were the officers of the 14th Sikhs not seriously wounded or killed in the battle.
Ude Singh’s son, Harbans Singh Thandi, now aged 89, has kindly written an account of his father’s relationship with General Savory and his family for GMM2015. "On the 4th June 1915, as chance would have it, Savory Sahib and my father came face to face and Savory Sahib said ‘Hand to hand fight, Thik Hai." My father replied "Thik Hai."
