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India
Indians in World War I
 
date of issue:
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20.08.2019 
15 stamps + 4 miniature sheets 
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Bengal Lancers during the Battle of Arras (France), April 1917.
values:
5,00 (R)
color:
multicoloured
quantity:
500 000
 
 
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Major Battle Theatres
 
There are 1 stamp and a miniature sheet from a series including 15 stamps and a 4 miniature sheets on the page.
5,00 (R) Major Battle Theaters. Mesopotamia
5,00 (R) Major Battle Theaters. France & Belgium
5,00 (R) Major Battle Theaters. East Africa
15,00 (R) Major Battle Theaters. Gallipoli
15,00 (R) Air Warriors. Lt. Indra Lal Roy
15,00 (R) Air Warriors. Lt. Hardit Singh Malik
5,00 (R) Air Warriors. Lt. S.C. Wellingkar
5,00 (R) Air Warriors. Lt Errol Suvo Chunder Sen
10,00 (R) Indian War Memorials. India Gate, Delhi
10,00 (R) Indian War Memorials. Teen Murti Haifa Memorial, Delhi
5,00 (R) Indian War Memorials. Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium
5,00 (R) Indian War Memorials. Chattri Memorial, Brighton UK
5,00 (R) Indian War Memorials. Neuve Chapelle Memorial, France
10,00 (R) Indian War Memorials. Indian Military Memorial, Villers-Guislain, France
 
Indians in World War I

India, being the colonial possession of Great Britain, entered the First World War simultaneously with it in August 1914. Indian troops participated in hostilities in Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East.

At the beginning of World War I, the Indian Expeditionary Force «A» was formed from 2 cavalry and 2 infantry divisions. September 30, 1914, these units have already arrived in Marseille
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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