Simply fill in the ‘share your story’ form on this website, completing the essential fields and whatever other information you want to share. If possible, do include one or more pictures of your ancestor. 

Or you can just email us the information and pictures to stories@myfamilylegacy.org.uk

We think it’s important that these stories are seen and heard.

Our team will write up your story and, once you’ve confirmed you are happy, it will be featured on this website.

We will also share stories and pictures on our Facebook and Instagram feeds to raise more awareness.

And we may share stories with the media too, to bring this history to wider attention. You won’t be contacted by any journalists unless you’ve given us permission.

This website will stay live for two years, until September 2027.

We also want these stories to be preserved for future generations. So later next year we will write to you and ask if you are happy for the story and pictures to be shared with the Imperial War Museum, so they can be archived and preserved in perpetuity.

This is your family’s story. If you change your mind and want to withdraw it, just contact us at stories@myfamilylegacy.org.uk and we will take it down from the website and delete it from our records.

If the story has been published in the media, we won’t be able to take down articles from third party websites.cription

My Family Legacy is supported  by the Royal British Legion, as part of its Forgotten Army project to raise awareness of the South Asian contribution in the world wars. 

Throughout 2025 and 2026, the Royal British Legion is working with artist Mahtab Hussain to take his bronze artwork, depicting Indian Army soldiers of WW2,to towns and cities around the country.

Starting in Liverpool, in each location the RBL will be inviting people from all communities to visit the artwork and find out more about the service of South Asians in the world wars. British Future is supporting this programme with the My Family Legacy campaign, events and community outreach. 

Visit www.britishlegion.org.uk for more details.

My Family Legacy is coordinated by the charity British Future and the Eastern Eye, Britain’s biggest Asian newspaper. It is supported by the Royal British Legion, as part of its Forgotten Army project to raise awareness of the South Asian contribution in the world wars. We are grateful to the Royal British Legion for funding the My Family Legacy project.

My Family Legacy is coordinated by the charity British Future. All data collected is securely stored by British Future. You can read more about British Future’s privacy and data protection policies here.

There are various resources available to help you find out more about your ancestor's service. 

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has published this useful guide. The British Library also holds records for soldiers of the British Indian Army; the Families in British India Society has a searchable database; the UK National Archives hold India Office records; and you can also search the National Archives of India or use Find My Past.

This blog by the late historian Ghee Bowman also contains extensive links to further resources.

As the My Family Legacy project develops we will add more information to this website to help you uncover your relative's story.