Monday, 10 November 2014

Bloody Indians Coming Over Here And Fighting For Us

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A photo from France, 1916, of some of the Indian volunteers who volunteered to fight for Britain on the Western Front.

Around 1m Indians served overseas in WWI, around 130,000 on the Western Front - around 9,000 died.
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4 comments:

  1. Endtransmission10 November 2014 at 19:46

    Thanks for posting this. It's always good to remember those that aren't always foremost in the common view of history. I didn't realise so many served on the western front...

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    1. John Lambshead10 November 2014 at 20:10

      I knew many Chinese served as builders but the sheer number of Indian troops surprised me as well.

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  2. The Kiwi11 November 2014 at 01:48

    Got me thinking about how does that compare to the Indian contribution in WWII I wonder.
    Lest we Forget.
    Remembrance Day 2014.

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