You mean there were Indians in WW1? What do you know of their story? At the time the Stalwarts from the East from British India were lauded upon arrival as saviours, heroes to a man, and remembered and recognised post-war with commendations, victory parades and grand memorials. But it seems today the public knows little or nothing of the very real contribution of some 1.5 million men of the Great Wars Forgotten Army. Check our blog for more empirefaithwar/blog/2014/4/23/indias-forgotten-contribution-time-to Despite what you were (or werent) taught at school, Indias fighting men were a crucial part of the British defence of the Western Front with 1 in 3 British soldiers by the end of 1914 being from India. In doing so did they save the Western Front? If you care about their contribution and sacrifices or care to know more then join us this Sunday for talks including by Major Gordon Corrigan MBE (Retd, Royal Gurkha Rifles), Historian and Author who will discuss Sepoy in the Trenches: The Indian Corps on the Western Front 1914-15. Buy your tickets now at eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-line-of-fire-deeds-that-thrilled-the-empire-tickets-12410826115?aff=eorg 100 Years on its time to Remember Them.
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