Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Ypres 2016 - Indian Memorial Neuve-Chapelle

The Indian Memorial at Neuve-Chapelle commemorates over 4,700 Indian Soldiers and Labourers who lost their lives whilst serving on the Western Front in WW1. The names listed include those who were cremated (an Indian tradition) and those who have no known grave.

Neuve-Chapelle was selected as it was the centre of the Indian Corps activities during 1914 and 1915. The first major action as the Indian Corps was at the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle    (10-13 March 1915).

The Memorial is in the form of a sanctuary enclosed within a circular wall on which are recorded the names of the fallen and a stone railing, with a 15 metre column as a focal point. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker, who had worked on many buildings in New Delhi and India House in London.  It was unveiled 7th October 1927.

Neuve Chapelle - Indian Memorial 1927

The entrance to the Memorial is carved with Indian symbols.

Neuve Chapelle - Indian Memorial Entrance
The column is similar to inscribed columns built across India by Emperor Asoka and flanked by two tigers.
 
Neuve Chapelle - Indian Memorial Column

Neuve Chapelle - Indian Memorial
Indian Column & Stone of Remembrance
The plinth of the Memorial column records the battles the India Corps fought in.

Neuve Chapelle - Indian Memorial
Memorial column plinth Battle Honours
Where the stone railings and memorial wall meet are two domed Chattris which are found in sacred burial places throughout India.

Neuve Chapelle - Indian Memorial Chattris


Neuve Chapelle - Indian Memorial


The memorial wall war records those lost from the Royal Horse and Field Artillery and Royal Garrison Artillery of the Indian Army.


Neuve Chapelle 
Indian Memorial Wall
Royal Artillery 
 
 
Neuve Chapelle 
Indian Memorial Wall
Royal Artillery 
 
ROYAL HORSE AND FIELD ARTILLERY INDIAN ARMY

Rank Surname Service No Date of Death
Naik ABDULLAH '2770' 15/03/1915
Gunner ABDULLAH KHAN '9401' 25/03/1918
Driver AHMAD DIN   11/11/1915
Driver ALIAH DIA '28938' 19/02/1919
Gunner ALLAH DITTA   17/07/1917
Follower ALWAR '79' 07/12/1917
Driver AMAR SINGH '19291' 12/12/1917
Gunner ANGAD '35009' 27/09/1918
Driver ANUPA   30/04/1915
Driver AUSAN '31060' 05/11/1918
Driver BABARIA '28598' 08/09/1918
Follower BADAL   31/01/1917
Driver BAJI 'PB/18609' 27/05/1920
Follower BALDEO '26' 08/04/1918
Gunner BALDEO '33522' 18/05/1918
Gunner BALDEO '34462' 27/05/1918
Gunner BALDEO '44011' 18/07/1919
Driver BALESHAR '60248' 10/09/1919
Driver BALESHAR UPADHIYA '60140' 31/01/1919
Follower BANHU '7' 31/03/1915
Driver BARU '31150' 30/12/1917
Follower BASANTA   29/05/1918
Gunner BENI '41641' 28/01/1919
Gunner BHADAIN '39588' 10/04/1920
Follower BHAGWAN   16/10/1917
Driver BHAGWAN '14150' 11/07/1917
Gunner BHOGI LAL '12449' 06/11/1919
Gunner BIHARI '41606' 13/02/1919
Driver BIHARI BABAJI '13927' 13/08/1918
Follower BIPAT   11/03/1917
Gunner BISHN DATTA '13170' 17/07/1915
Follower CHAND '74' 12/06/1916
Gunner CHANDAN SINGH '12551' 30/07/1918
Gunner CHANDRI '39502' 01/06/1920
Driver CHAUDHARIA '28822' 10/02/1919
Driver CHETA '31201' 21/03/1918
Driver CHUNNI LAL '21317' 05/05/1918
Driver CHUNNI LALL '5629' 09/04/1918
Gunner DANBHIR '73652' 18/06/1919
Driver DARAB KHAN '40087' 11/05/1919
Driver DAS RATH '44601' 09/02/1919
Driver DAYAL SINGH '18370' 27/08/1918
Gunner DEBI SINGH '40296' 11/02/1919
Gunner DHAKAN LAL '39365' 11/10/1918
Driver DHANA SINGH '6442' 27/10/1914
Driver DHUPAR '20471' 19/09/1916
Driver DINA '10154' 14/04/1917
Driver DIWAN SINGH 'P/19483' 08/06/1918
Gunner DIWAN SINGH '39816' 03/03/1920
Follower DORASWAMI '68155' 30/11/1915
Driver DUBRI SINGH '30202' 29/06/1918
Follower DUKHI '18' 05/06/1917
Driver FAKIRA SINGH   11/11/1914
Lance Naik FAQIR MUHAMMAD '4392' 26/02/1916
Gunner GAINA RAM '34369' 27/07/1919
Driver GAINDA LAL '44674' 10/02/1919
Driver GAJADHAR '45990' 27/01/1919
Driver GANESH SINGH '30680' 20/02/1919
Driver GANGA SINGH '14349' 28/11/1919
Follower GHAZI '30' 23/04/1916
Lance Naik GHULAM MUHAMMAD '29557' 05/12/1919
Driver GHULAM MUSTAFA '20949' 27/01/1918
Driver GIRJAPATI '60213' 25/02/1919
Driver GURA RAM '20607' 09/11/1916
Driver HARDWAR PANDI '42315' 31/01/1919
Gunner HARI '12830' 12/12/1919
Driver HARI HAR '19241' 08/06/1919
Gunner HARI RAM '12646' 27/05/1918
Gunner HARI SINGH '39692' 24/06/1919
Driver HIRA SINGH '37165' 10/10/1919
Gunner HORI '41401' 23/01/1919
Driver HOTI BALAB '33221' 08/11/1919
Gunner HUSAIN MUHAMMAD '39579' 08/07/1920
Driver INDAR SINGH '60838' 01/11/1918
Driver JABAR KHAN '25672' 22/05/1918
Gunner JAG RAM '12451' 21/12/1919
Follower JAG RUP '84' 06/04/1917
Driver JAGANATH SINGH 'P/18794' 17/09/1919
Driver JAHANGIR KHAN '9310' 17/02/1918
Gunner JAI KISHN '12983' 23/11/1918
Driver JAI RAM '29229' 28/10/1919
Gunner JHAU '40008' 02/10/1919
Driver JIWAN '36981' 28/01/1919
Gunner JOHDE SINGH '4H37' 20/10/1919
Follower JUMAN   19/02/1918
Driver JURLI '19590' 13/09/1918
Driver KAHAIRATI '12703' 05/03/1919
Driver KALAI 'PA/18637' 08/08/1919
Follower KALLU   21/01/1915
Follower KALU '69' 30/06/1917
Gunner KAMLA '12343' 07/06/1919
Follower KANDHAI '23' 31/01/1917
Driver KANHAIYA '21307' 17/01/1918
Driver KANSHI RAM '33018' 25/02/1919
Driver KARAM DAD '20138' 04/08/1917
Gunner KARAN SINGH '34864' 23/05/1919
Gunner KESRI '41773' 01/02/1919
Driver KHAN MUHAMMAD '16442' 06/05/1915
Naik KHIALI '20478' 18/02/1918
Driver KHIBA KHAN '5468' 24/05/1918
Follower KHUDA BAKHSH   03/03/1915
Driver KHUDA BAKHSH '53' 03/03/1915
Gunner KIRPAL SINGH '33822' 25/02/1920
Gunner KISHORI LAL '12363' 19/01/1918
Naik KRISHNA 'PA/19802' 04/03/1918
Driver KUNDAN SINGH '10242' 29/04/1918
Follower LACHHMAN '34' 05/06/1917
Gunner LACHHMAN '12299' 22/07/1919
Driver LACHHMAN RAM '37472' 03/02/1919
Havildar LACHHMAN SINGH '16155' 24/04/1918
Driver LACHHMAN SINGH '60008' 10/06/1918
Follower LALU '3' 26/11/1916
Driver MADIA 'PB/18696' 12/10/1918
Driver MAHABIR '31330' 09/07/1918
Driver MAINA '3802' 06/01/1919
Driver MANDAR SINGH '10613' 22/03/1918
Driver MANGA   08/01/1915
Havildar MANGAL KHAN '18127' 01/11/1915
Driver MANGAT '44313' 24/01/1919
Driver MANKA '30043' 02/06/1918
Follower MATAI   11/08/1915
Driver MERAI SINGH '26805' 04/04/1918
Follower MICHAEL   15/03/1915
Driver MIHAN RAM   17/12/1917
Driver MIR ALAM SHAH '14897' 17/04/1918
Follower MOHAN   03/03/1915
Driver MOHAN '13499' 01/02/1919
Follower MOHAN SWAMY '71' 27/03/1915
Driver MUBARAK 'PA/18644' 21/05/1918
Gunner MUHAMMAD DIN '33770' 21/01/1920
Gunner MUKHA '34353' 20/12/1917
Follower MUNSWAMI '48/128' 20/06/1918
Driver NANAH LAL '26335' 08/08/1918
Driver NANHWAN '26466' 29/09/1917
Driver NAPA   29/04/1915
Driver NAR SINGH '26270' 13/01/1918
Driver NARPAT '29251' 16/10/1918
Driver NEKI RAM '5482' 24/02/1918
Driver NIDHU RAM   17/12/1917
Driver NIHALA '7316' 17/01/1920
Driver NIHALU 'PA/18513' 26/03/1918
Driver NISAN '32741' 01/09/1919
Driver NUR KHAN   25/01/1916
Driver PANAH KHAN '17290' 07/03/1917
Follower PARAGH   02/02/1917
Follower PARAS '69' 27/05/1916
Driver PARAS RAM 'P/18661' 02/10/1918
Follower PARSHAD '14' 31/05/1917
Follower PARSHADI '23' 13/07/1917
Gunner PREM BALLABH '35157' 19/09/1918
Gunner PREM SINGH '12547' 14/10/1918
Follower PUNWASI '107' 15/07/1917
Follower PURAN '52' 31/08/1917
Gunner PUTHA 'PA/18344' 04/07/1919
Naik RAJA RAM 'PB/18933' 26/02/1919
Naik RALA SINGH '11288' 12/09/1918
Driver RAM BHAROSE '42246' 25/09/1918
Gunner RAM BHAROSE '43225' 18/05/1919
Driver RAM BILAS '61011' 13/11/1918
Driver RAM BILAS '61105' 18/02/1919
Driver RAM CHANDA '17922' 02/10/1918
Driver RAM DAS '25547' 17/06/1917
Driver RAM DIN '42024' 15/06/1919
Lance Naik RAM DYAL '13258' 12/05/1918
Follower RAM KALAWAN   15/03/1916
Driver RAM KISHN '26650' 27/06/1918
Gunner RAM LAL '39519' 18/01/1919
Driver RAM PARSHAD '18732' 11/08/1918
Driver RAM RIKH '2460' 23/04/1915
Driver RAM SAHAI '39562' 07/02/1919
Driver RAM SARUP '1428' 13/08/1915
Driver RAM SARUP '13728' 12/10/1918
Driver RAM SARUP '37857' 19/01/1920
Gunner RAM SARUP '41031' 30/08/1919
Driver RAM SARUP '60594' 27/12/1919
Driver RAMESHWAR   31/03/1918
Follower RAMSWAMI '123/45' 09/09/1918
Follower RASUL BAKHSH   04/03/1915
Driver RASUL MUHAMMAD KHAN '107020' 08/10/1917
Driver REHAN '44278' 11/07/1918
Driver RUP RAM '28404' 26/11/1918
Driver SADHO RAM '28634' 03/04/1918
Driver SAIYID HUSAIN '3309' 08/08/1915
Gunner SALARI '41401' 23/01/1919
Driver SANWALIA '31465' 17/05/1919
Gunner SAWAL GIR '40910' 17/11/1918
Follower SAYALU '6' 18/02/1917
Gunner SHADI '12215' 05/12/1917
Driver SHAH MUHAMMAD 'PC/19327' 10/10/1918
Driver SHANKAR '60704' 02/03/1919
Driver SHEO BALAK SINGH '61017' 25/01/1919
Follower SHEO NATH '4' 25/03/1917
Gunner SHER MUHAMMAD '9049' 22/03/1917
Havildar SHERA '20611' 27/09/1918
Driver SHIB NARAIN '26828' 03/06/1918
Driver SHIUJI SINGH '25680' 30/08/1917
Gunner SIWA RAM '34547' 30/01/1919
Driver SOHAN '61624' 07/09/1918
Gunner SRI RAM '33744' 31/08/1918
Driver SUJAN '27669' 20/05/1918
Follower SUKHAI 'Q/47' 30/03/1915
Driver SULTAN KHAN   20/05/1915
Driver SUMARI '31237' 06/05/1918
Follower SUMER   02/12/1914
Driver SUPAN KANDU '60562' 31/01/1920
Driver SURJA 'PB/18231' 02/06/1919
Driver TEG ALI '42067' 15/01/1919
Havildar TEJA KHAN '4155' 16/03/1918
Follower THANGAVELU '138' 03/11/1919
Driver TULA 'PA/18899' 27/05/1918
Driver TULSI '3403' 05/05/1918
Driver TULSI '29005' 05/05/1918
Driver UMAR SINGH 'PA/19291' 12/12/1917
Driver UMRAI '30628' 08/10/1918
Gunner WAZIRA '5863' 20/11/1919
Gunner WAZIRA '29393' 20/11/1920
Follower WELL '69' 14/07/1918
Follower WELLANGANI '131/165120' 31/07/1915
Driver YAD RAM '27036' 27/05/1918

ROYAL GARRIOSN ARTILLER INDIAN ARMY

Rank Surname Service No Date of Death
Driver ALIF ILAHI '740' 05/09/1915
Driver FAKIR SINGH '807' 10/11/1914
Driver ISRAIL '33310' 13/07/1918
Driver JETHA SINGH '667' 24/04/1916
Driver KARM DAD '836' 01/04/1916
Driver MAYA SINGH '576' 22/03/1915
Naik MUHAMMAD KHAN '557' 12/07/1915
Driver PHULA SINGH '578' 05/03/1915
Driver SARWAR KHAN '707' 08/05/1915
Driver SURMUKH SINGH '861' 10/10/1916