Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial

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The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial is a World War I memorial in France, located on the outskirts of the commune of Neuve-Chapelle, in the département of Pas-de-Calais. The memorial commemorates some 4,742 Indian soldiers with no known grave, who fell in battle while fighting for the British Indian Army in the First World War. The location of the memorial was chosen because of the participation by Indian troops at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. ()

Local name: Mémorial de Neuve-Chapelle Unveiled: 1927Coordinates: 50°34'30"N, 2°46'29"E

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Rue du Grand CheminHauts-de-FranceFrance

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Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portuguese Military Cemetery, Australian Memorial Park, Le Touret Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial.

~620 ftS
Cemetery
Portuguese Military Cemetery, Lorgies
4 min walk • The Portuguese Military Cemetery in Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais, France, is the burial site of 1,831 casualties of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in World War I. It is the only Portuguese military cemetery in France.
4 miNE
Memorial
Australian Memorial Park
102 min walk • The Australian Memorial Park is a World War I memorial, located near Fromelles, France, commemorating Australians killed during the Battle of Fromelles.
2.5 miSW
Memorial
Le Touret Memorial
65 min walk • The Le Touret Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the former commune of Richebourg-l'Avoué, in the Pas-de-Calais region of France.
4 miNE
Memorial
V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial
103 min walk • The V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I cemetery and memorial. The site is located in the commune of Fromelles, in the Nord departement of France, about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Fromelles on the D22C road.
4.1 miNE
Cemetery
Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery
104 min walk • The Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located in the commune of Fleurbaix, in the Pas-de-Calais departement of France, about 3 kilometres south of the village of Fleurbaix on the D175 road.
4 miNE
Cemetery
Fromelles Military Cemetery, Fromelles
103 min walk • Fromelles Military Cemetery is a First World War cemetery built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the outskirts of Fromelles in northern France, near the Belgian border.
4.3 miNE
Cemetery
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery
110 min walk • The Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located in the commune of Fleurbaix, in the Pas-de-Calais departement of France, about 3 kilometres southwest of the village of Fleurbaix on the D171 road, just before the hamlet of Pétillon.
3.6 miN
Locality
Laventie
92 min walk • Laventie is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
5.2 miS
Memorial
Puits n° 4 bis, Cambrin
133 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de Béthune, sometimes called the sometimes called the Compagnie de Grenay after the name of the concession, was a French coal mining company in the Pas-de-Calais that was established in 1851 and nationalized in 1946. The company had 11 mines, each with one or more shafts for extraction of coal or ventilation.
4.7 miS
Memorial
War Memorial, Cambrin
120 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.2 miSE
Memorial
War Memorial, Douvrin
132 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.

Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial

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Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)