Nagina Singh, son ofJowala Singh, Jat, ofJhingar, P. S. Banga, District Jullundur. Was formerly in the Indian Army, and was rumoured to be a deserter. Emigrated to Canada in 1909 with his brother Arjan Singh (A- 30). He and his brother came to notice once or twice in British Columbia in an unfavourable light. During 1915-16 they gave out that they had heard from another brother in France serving in the Indian troops that he and several others had surrendered to the Germans as they no longer wished to fight for the British. In 1918 when Nagina Singh was at Groydon, B. C. employed in the Groydon Lumber Co., Arjan Singh wrote to him in verse, from San Francisco, asking everyone to go back to India and chase the British out of the country. He returned to India in March 1921 and again went back to Canada in 1924. At a meeting of the resuscitated Hindustani Young Men's Association held at the Sikh Temple. Vancouver, on 15th May 1932, he recited a poem on the theme that no country had ever attained its freedom without revolution and at the annual celebration to commemorate the Babbar Akali "martyrs" on the 22nd ofthe same month he recited a poem praising the Babbar Akalis. He has not returned to India so far and is believed to be still in British Columbia.

Description : Age about 38/40 years; height 5-8"; wheat complexion.