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vivek
January 21st, 2003, 03:10 AM
Here are some rare pictures of Indian soldiers marching in France. I know a jat battalion was involved...but don't know if this is it. Perhaps others could verify through Pagri etc.

http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/photos/bin07/imag0682.jpg

http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/photos/bin07/imag0677.jpg

http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/photos/bin08/imag0727.jpg

urmiladuhan
January 21st, 2003, 03:22 AM
Nice pictures. Where did you get them from?

vivek
January 21st, 2003, 03:38 AM
I found them at a WWI site. It would be interesting to hear the stories those boys had to tell, going to a cold alien place and fighting. I wonder if any came back alive.

ajaynehra
January 21st, 2003, 03:42 AM
Nice collection of Historic pictures.


NEHRA AJAY

vivek
January 21st, 2003, 03:43 AM
Below is some discussion on role of Indian soldiers in WW1...copy and paste from WW1 site.
As for monuments commemorating Indian soldiers, the one at Neuve-Chappelle in
the North of France certainly comes to mind. The Battle of Neuve-Chappelle
(10th of March 1915) was the most bloody episode of the Indian Army in the
war; on the first day of it, 30 000 men attacked, and 12 500 of them died,
were wounded or got missing. There is also a monument on a hill in Sussex,
U.K, if I'm not mistaken; it's called the Chattri Memorial.
A notable new monument to the Indian soldiers of WW1 is a little monument in
the village of Hollebeke, close to Ieper (Ypres), which was unveiled last
year, on the spot where Indian troops came into action for the first time in
the war (end of october 1914, during the First Battle of Ypres; it was a part
of the Lahore Division). It was inaugurated on the 3rd of April 1999 during a
weekend in which Sikhs from different European countries celebrated a
religious feast (the Vaisakhi) and the 300th 'birthday' of the Khalsa (the
Sikh-nation) in the Cloth Hall of Ieper, combined with a commemoration of
their fallen ancestors in the FWW. As far as I know, the commemorations during
the weekend were unique in that they integrated both 'Western' and Sikh/Indian
memorial practices. (I could provide more information and photographs of the
monument and the ceremony off-list.)
Bedford House Cemetery, just south of Ieper, is one of the cemeteries where
some Indian soldiers are buried (around twenty); also on New Irish Farm C.
As Andrew Bamji has written, Indian soldiers were often referred to as
Hindoos; that's also how the local population here in Flanders called them,
even if they consisted of diverse ethnic and religious communities.

Regards,
Johan Meire

yvsgaawar
January 21st, 2003, 03:53 AM
Nice Collection Vivek bhai.

ravichaudhary
January 21st, 2003, 05:16 AM
[quote]Vivek Singh Tomar (Jan 20, 2003 04:40 p.m.):
Here are some rare pictures of Indian soldiers marching in France. I know a jat battalion was involved...\


Vivek,

Great,

Dudhee Sahib will be delighted

With your permisson i am going to cross post this on the Yahoo group/Jathistory, as well.

can you send more,provide the URL's and details of other sources

Perhaps you could post directly.

URL below,


Ravi Chaudhary

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JatHistory/

amar0974
January 21st, 2003, 11:37 AM
Bhai Tomar, Nice Pictures of our brave soldiers.
Good Work, Pls. Keep it Up.

uday
January 21st, 2003, 01:57 PM
nice work

ranjitjat
January 21st, 2003, 09:38 PM
DEAR VIVAK- RAVI JI & ALL
Thank you very much
This is great pictures& news item
I am delighted very much.
I find out about these memorials by hard way.
I visited France memorial with my family- The frist jat ever visited.
I visied The CHATTARI MEMORIAL IN UK MANY TIMES.
I have seen some of these pictures in BBC 1ST WAR. DOC.
Some of them are JATS- 6 jat the first on front.
I am also happy that by now every body got my message & know my interest.
Please add these picture & today news in tribune about 1BN ROYAL JAT- with my tribute to 1st BN THE ROYAL JAT 6 jat On this site &
On JATHISTORYYAHOOGROUPS.COM
THANKS

shokeen123
January 22nd, 2003, 09:53 PM
Dear Vivek:

These pictures do bring back memories of our past. I can envision my grandfather amongst the turban clad brave soldiers. My grandfather, a well decorated WWII army soldier, never returned home. Upon hearing of his death, my grandmother also died of shock. My father was the only child (only four at the time of their death) was brought up his father's brother.

Eventually my father would go on to follow in his father's footsteps. He worked alongside of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. As a child I used to hear a lot of wartime stories. He was held as POW in Germany for a while, and it took him 6 years to return home on foot.

Sadly my father also passed a few years ago, but our entire family now honors the medals he and his father received for their bravery. And even though I never got see my grandfather, I do remember him, and know how proud he might have been to die as war hero!

Thank you for sharing the cherished pictures.

akdabas
January 22nd, 2003, 11:31 PM
Good work Vivek bhai.

rsdalal
January 22nd, 2003, 11:51 PM
Good pictures Vivek Bhai.
Thanks for sharing....

ranjitjat
January 23rd, 2003, 12:06 AM
Sujata bahin ji
very touching thought.
Every jat family has same story. My 2 grandfathers & NANAJI were in 1st worldwar- they are in these pictures some where in France. My 6uncle died in 2nd worldwar & other wars.my MAMAJI & other relative were in INA. WE GOT FREEDOM FIGHTER MEDALS AS WELL.
Their- photoes- Medals are museum for my family.
There are many families among us- who have no-medals- no record- no documents asking me for help.
Their names are on 44 war memorials UK- FRANCE TO SINGAPURE.
This is the aim of my book to high light the martyrs - & give some respect to them in history books.
most important in our heart-
That,s why poet corner for martyrs on jatland.
with best wishes.

vivek
January 23rd, 2003, 04:55 AM
Here are some of the pictures of the memorials for Indian soldiers that are mentioned above

http://www.lankester.force9.co.uk/Was Britain Really Alone.htm

vivek
January 23rd, 2003, 04:57 AM
Link above does not work...let's try again.

http://www.lankester.force9.co.uk/Was Britain Really Alone.htm

ranjitjat
January 23rd, 2003, 05:23 AM
DEAR VIVAK
it does not work.
Who is Johan maire?
Any other link to the war story & Pictures?


Cheers

rsdalal
January 23rd, 2003, 07:20 AM
Hi all,
It will work if you cut and paste the URL in address window. (I tried the second one and it works, good post)

manas
January 23rd, 2003, 09:37 AM
Vivek Bhai,

Very Good Collaction.

uday
January 23rd, 2003, 02:11 PM
good one..

chashokverma
January 27th, 2003, 02:14 PM
I have got these pictures varified.

These pictures are of the soldiers of 1st Jat now 2nd Battalion of Mechanised Infantry. They fought in France in WW1. The bn had both Muslim and Jat soldiers. The bn was then known as 1st Jat Light Infantry.

ranjitjat
January 27th, 2003, 07:02 PM
ASHOK VARMA JI
Thank you very much for the information.
The unit called 6 jat light inf in 1914-
became 1ST ROYAL JAT BN in 1921 after war. My 2 grandfathers were the flag bearer of 6 jat are in the picture. I got more photos of the unit with me & in war museum London.

regards& best wishes

chashokverma
January 27th, 2003, 07:12 PM
dear Dudeeji

The information which i have posted is based on the confirmation from the Jat Regemental Centre. As per them, the soldiers are from 1st Jat Light Infantry.

lrburdak
February 16th, 2003, 07:19 AM
Thank you Ranvin singh ji for solving problem
L.R.Burdak

ranjitjat
February 17th, 2003, 09:31 PM
Dear Vivek & Ashok varma ji
Thank you very much for the pictures & confirmation from Jat Regimental centre about
1st Royal jat BN.
I am happy to see my grandfathers in the front line on the FRANCE FRONT in 1914

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

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