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A French Officer’s account. Excerpt : The Evening Post Thursday Dec 31st 1914 “It was a curious sight to all of us, French or English, the day when the Indians arrived in a dreary little town of Northern France … Suddenly the Indian Lancers appeared,…
“The war is heavy and hard. There is little rifle fire, it is a battle of cannons & machine guns. When there is a battle the guns fire hard. The machine guns go on motor cars. The German guns are very cruel. But now English…
For Canadians this Remembrance Day was destined to be special; it was 100 years ago this November that the First Battle of Flanders would rage to be ultimately won by the Allies, cementing the Western Front in place for the remainder of the war. It…
The week that was unlike any other – The Punjabi & Canadian Roll of Honour 100 years ago this week was unlike any other for the Punjab. Her troops, the rank and file of the British Indian Army’s Lahore Division, were thrust into the Battle…
100 years ago today Punjabi Soldiers arrived on the Western Front to save the Allies The Scene: The ancient town of Ypres in Belgian Flanders Oct 19th 1914. The Germans have gathered a large force to the east of the town. Their plan is to…