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Garhwali troops pose for the camera, in France. Circa World War I. |
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A meeting between an Indian officer and a French Officer. Circa 1914.
Painting by Bellecour. |
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VCOs
(Viceroy's Commissioned Officers) and Other Ranks (ORs) of the 129th Duke of
Connaught's Own Baluchis in Belgium, October 1914. |
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A long way from home: Indian troops at
the first Battle of Ypres. This contingent of the 129th Baluchis in the
vicinity of the Hollebeke Chateau, 28 October 1914. The photo has been
taken by General
Gough. |
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Illusions
shattered. Men of the Indian Corps shiver in the cold of a Belgian winter.
Photograph taken in a trench on the Messines Ridge near Ypres. Circa November
1914. |
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A black & white sketch depicting Havildar Gagna Singh, 57th Wilde's
Rifles, in battle. Havildar Singh was awarded the IOM (Indian Order of
Merit) by shooting a German officer and killing ten other ranks.
Image Courtesy: The War
Budget, 05 December 1914 edition. A weekly propaganda paper published by
the Daily Chronicle during World War I.
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The first photograph shows a cavalry unit of the Bengal Lancers. The second
is of a Gurkha soldier flashing his khukri (knife). The khukri is a
Gurkha's most
cherished weapon and is a deadly instrument of destruction.
Image Courtesy: The War
Budget, 05 December 1914 edition. A weekly propaganda paper published by
the Daily Chronicle during World War I.
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A cover from a piece of British sheet
music. Circa 1914. Note that the
Indian soldiers are pictured as still being armed with the single shot
Martini-Henry rifles and muzzle loading artillery! |
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A
Benet-Mercier MG
section of 2nd (Queen Victoria's Own) Rajput Light Infantry in Flanders, winter
1914-15. It was as a member of such a MG section that Subedar Khudadad Khan won the Victoria Cross medal. |
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Official portrait of
Subedar Khudadad
Khan, VC, 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis. The Subedar was the first native born Indian to win the Victoria Cross
- Britain's highest medal for valour. He was a Sepoy when he was awarded the VC. |
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Gallipoli - men
of the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles in a trench on the Peninsular. The men formed part of
the 29th Indian Brigade - the only Indian formation to fight in the
Gallipoli campaign. Circa 1915. |
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