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Gurdial Singh

Village: Jhingar

City: Jalandhar

Gurdial Singh, son of Ganda Singh, Village Jhingar, District Jullundur. He went to San Francisco in October 1929 and has been studying at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. By May 1930 he was reported to be a very active revolutionary and since then he has on several occasions preached to large audiences the duty of self-sacrifice in the cause of freedom of their country, notably at a farewell meeting to Piara Singh of Langeri (P-25) at Vancouver Temple on 8th June 1930 and to a meeting of the Hindu Young Men's Association on 1st July 1930. During the early part of July he toured in Vancouver Island preaching and collecting funds. He was interested in the paper 'India and Canada' and is alleged to have raised subscriptions for it. Was present at a meeting held on 27th July 1930 in the Vancouver Sikh Temple when the formation of the War Council was discussed. He is believed to be identical with one Gurdial Singh who contributed an article to the Hindustan Ghadr for July 1931. Towards the middle of 1932 he was reported to be working as a Ghadr Party representative in British Columbia. He acted as Chairman at a meeting of the Hindustani Young Men's Association (organization of the Ghadr Party in B. C.) held at the Sikh Temple in Vancouver in August 1932.