World War 1 anniversary in pics: Indian troops during World War 1

As the world marks 107th anniversary of World War 1 this week, remembering the lessons offered by what the contemporaries like to call the 'Great War', we take a trip down the memory lane through these rare pictures to revisit the valour and the invaluable contribution of the Indian soldiers who fought -some 74,000 of them belonging to the undivided India- on behalf of the British government.

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Updated on Jul 30, 2022 05:08 pm IST 5 Photos
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Indian soldiers at bayonet (a knife that can be fixed to the end of a gun) exercise on the training field.(Imperial War Museum )

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As a part of the Indian Expeditionary Force, 29th Lancers or 9 Horse regiment, one of the oldest regiments of Indian army making way through shell torn landscape in 1917.(Imperial War Museum)

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Sports day events were organised to give service personnel a break from their duties. This image features men from the Indian transport unit in a gymnastic display in Salonika Sports Day held in Greece in 1916.(Imperial War Museum)

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Indian soldiers guarding Baghdad Railway station in Iraq.(Imperial War Museum)

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Indian soldiers of Islamic faith offering prayers at their camp in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq).(Imperial War Museum)

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