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Defence Secretary Michael Fallon lays a wreath at the ceremony in Delhi. Credit: ITV News
The considerable contribution of Indian solders to the First World War has been marked in India today.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon was among those paying tribute to the soldiers at a ceremony at the British High Commission in Delhi.
More than a million Indian troops, all signed up voluntarily, fought for the British Empire with 70,000 killed during the conflict.
More than a million Indian troops fought for the British Empire. Credit: Imperial War Museum
VC holder Darwan Singh Negi. Credit: ITV News
Darwan Singh Negi, of the 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles, was among those awarded a Victoria Cross for charging German trenches despite being badly wounded.
His son Balbir Singh Negi said: "He saw a lot of blood. He saw a lot of killing. He went through a very hard life. He was a completely changed man after the war."
ITV News' Paul Davies reports:
Tributes paid to WW1 Indian soldiers at ceremony in Delhi - ITV News