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Over one million Indian troops served overseas during the war. In total, at least 74,187 Indian soldiers died in World War I. [19] Child soldiers, some as young as 10 years old, were enlisted to fight in the war. [24]
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.
The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial is a World War I memorial in France, located on the outskirts of the commune of Neuve-Chapelle, in the département of Pas-de-Calais.The memorial commemorates some 4,742 Indian soldiers (including Nepal) with no known grave, who fell in battle while fighting for the British Indian Army in the First World War.
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 Army during World War I order of battle. see Indian Army during World War I for further details on campaigns and structure. India based formations
India was part of the British Empire during the First World War, and more than 800,000 Indian soldiers fought for the Allied Powers. [3] During the four years of fighting, thousands of wounded combatants were brought to Britain to be treated in makeshift military hospitals.
Heliopolis War Cemetery, which includes two relocated memorials - the Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial and the Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial, is a war cemetery & memorial in the Heliopolis district of Cairo in Egypt for Commonwealth (Colonial British Empire) personnel of British Indian Army who died in World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII).
The Indian Cavalry Corps was a formation of the Indian Army during World War I. It was formed in France in December 1914. It remained in France until March 1916, when it was broken up. [1] The corps consisted of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, and together with the Indian Corps it formed Indian Expeditionary ...