Image shows the Chattri, where Indian Soldiers that died of their wounds in Brightons Hospitals during WW1 were cremated.
During the First World War (1914-18) over one and a half million Indian army soldiers saw active service alongside British troops. Twelve thousand Indian soldiers who were wounded on the Western Front were hospitalised at sites around Brighton. These included York Place School, the Dome, the Corn Exchange and the Royal Pavilion. The fifty-three Hindu and Sikh soldiers who died in Brighton were taken to a peaceful resting place on the Sussex Downs near Patcham for cremation, after which their ashes were scattered in the sea, in accordance with their religious rites.
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Location: South Downs near Patcham in East Sussex
Photo credit: © Neil Leighton / Alamy / Afripics
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