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The Indian Army, also called the British Indian Army, was involved in World War I as part of the British Empire. More than one million Indian troops served overseas, of whom more than 60,000 died during the war. [1] In World War I the Indian Army fought against the German Empire on the Western Front.
Graves of French soldiers who died on the Ypres Salient, Ypres Necropole National, Ypres, Belgium The India Gate in Delhi commemorates the Indian soldiers who died during World War I. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Annual Report 2014–2015 [11] provides current statistics on the military dead for the British Empire. The war dead ...
Indian subcontinent Vietnam War: 1.1–4.2 million [34] [35] [36] 1955–1975 North Vietnam and allies vs. South Vietnam and allies Indochina Nigerian Civil War: 3.04–4.1 million [37] [38] 1967–1970 Nigeria vs. Biafra: Nigeria Deluge: 3–4 milion [39] 1648–1666 Poland–Lithuania vs Swedish Empire and Russia: Eastern Europe French Wars ...
In 1914, the British Indian Army was larger than the British Army itself, and between 1914 and 1918 an estimated 1.3 million Indian soldiers and labourers served in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. In all, 140,000 soldiers served on the Western Front and nearly 700,000 in the Middle East, with 47,746 killed and 65,126 wounded. [81]
Pages in category "Indian Army personnel killed in World War I" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Many soldiers were rescued from the sea, including the 16th Army Commander Hitoshi Imamura. [ 92 ] 4 March – A Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudson patrol bomber mistook the U.S. Navy submarine USS Sargo (SS-188) for a Japanese submarine and attacked her at 13:38 while she was on the surface at 30°27′S 113°37′E / 30.450°S ...
It stands as a memorial to 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. 13,300 servicemen's names, including some soldiers and officers from the United Kingdom ...
In the 20th century, the Indian Army was a crucial adjunct to the forces of the British Empire in both world wars. 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in World War I (1914–1918) with the Allies, in which 74,187 Indian troops were killed or missing in action. [24] [failed verification] In 1915 there was a mutiny by Indian