Deo, Udham Kaur

Photograph collage of the Deo family. From the left: Taken in Almaza, Cairo in 1943, photo shows Pritam Singh Deo standing in the top row, second from the left. He was in Cairo attending a course known as Gas School during his time spent serving in the Indian Army. The second portrait is of the Deo family in India in 1964, in their village of Kharoudi. Since Asa Singh was in North America, his brother was the patriarch of the family. He carries the family gun both signifying his status as a marksman and as the protector of the extended family. Sitting from left to right, Udham Kaur Deo (mother of Sohan), Pritam Singh Deo (father of Sohan), Hoshnak Singh Deo (grandfather Asa Singh's brother), Nand Kaur Deo (Hoshnak's wife), Bago (Hoshnak's daughter), Mohinder (Hoshnak's daughter-in-law) with her two daughters Deesho and Baksho. Standing from left to right, Paramjit Singh Deo (brother of Sohan), Taranjit Kaur Deo (cousin), Surjit Singh Deo (brother of Sohan), and Parminder Singh Deo (brother of Sohan). Sohan Singh is missing in this photo.

Photograph collage of the Deo family. Clockwise from the left: Portrait taken in the United States in 1927 of Asa Singh Deo, the first from the Deo family to arrive in Canada. He was born on January 18, 1890, in the village of Kharoudi, in Hoshiarpur district. Initially he lived in Canada, but he moved to America to settle in Imperial Valley, California. Next is a family photo of Pritam Singh Deo, son of Asa Singh Deo. Pritam is standing with his wife, Udham Kaur Deo, and their eight year old son, Sohan Singh Deo. Next is Pritam Singh wearing his army attire. Last, a portrait of Sohan Singh Deo which was taken April 3, 1965 at the Yucho Chow Studio in Vancouver, BC.