Volunteers are being sought for a project in North London highlighting the stories of South Asian soldiers who fought for the Allies during the First World War.
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UK online tribute to overseas Victoria Cross winners
A digital archive telling the stories of 175 overseas recipients of Britain’s highest award for valour has gone online as part of the UK Government’s First World War Centenary programme.
Continue reading‘India Remembers’ – campaign to highlight Indian sacrifice since 1914
A campaign ‘to transform the culture of remembrance’ in India has been launched in Delhi on the centenary of a noted Indian cavalry charge during the Battle of the Somme.
Continue readingCWGC launches Somme battlefield guide
Centenary News reports from an event at the Canadian High Commission in London, marking publication of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Somme Battlefield Companion.
Continue readingUpdate on ‘Far From the Western Front’ – exhibition focussing on South Asia’s soldiers
Centenary News visits a London exhibition highlighting the First World War contribution of the men who served in the colonial Indian Army and their families.
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