

Indian Sikh soldiers watching Turkish prisoners in a compound, Gallipoli, Turkey, August 7, 1915. The compound was just across a gully from the rear headquarters of the 1st Australian Division. Photograph taken by Rev Ernest Northcroft. Ref: 1/2-077922-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

There were more than 15,000 Indians fighting at Gallipoli but their part in the campaign is often forgotten. Military historian Rana Chhina says Indian infantry and artillery were vital to the struggle, while Indian mule drivers toiled under heavy fire to keep the Anzacs supplied with vital food, water and ammunition.

Gallery: The Indian Army at Gallipoli

Indian Sikh soldiers watching Turkish prisoners in a compound, Gallipoli, Turkey, August 7, 1915. The compound was just across a gully from the rear headquarters of the 1st Australian Division. Photograph taken by Rev Ernest Northcroft. Ref: 1/2-077922-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23193761 Indian man with mule, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. Photograph taken by Ernest Northcroft Merrington. Ref: 1/2-077970-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23152222 Turbaned Indian soldiers, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign. Ref: PA1-o-863-01-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22914492 Indian soldier with mules, Gallipoli, Turkey, taken ca 1915-1916 probably by Alan Wallace Lawson. Lawson, Alan Wallace 1893-1961 :Photograph album. Ref: PA1-o-1312-15-1. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22330344 Indian bivouacs and soldiers on a hillside at Anzac Cove. Photographed circa 1915 by L E Tatton. Smith, A E W :Photographs taken during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915, particularly at Anzac Cove. Ref: PAColl-0063-04. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22730885 Balndford, a New Zealand soldier, standing with two Indian soldiers, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Ref: PA1-o-573-26-1. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22315988 Indian gunners with BL 10-pounder mountain gun gun near the Australian 1st Battalion's rest camp at the foot of White's Valley, Gallipoli Peninsula. View of the turbaned Indian soldiers with mules and piles of stores. In the background can be seen the lower part of a hillside on which are the entrances to dugout shelters. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Martin, W W :World War One albums of Mr Laurie C Mackie. Ref: PA1-o-309-40-1. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22886996 Indian troops loading mules at ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Powles family :Photographs. Ref: PA1-o-811-20-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22439277 Connor supported by Frank Eagle, inoculating Indian soldiers against cholera, Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Hutchison, James D :NZEF at Auckland, en route to Middle East, and at Gallipoli. Ref: PA1-o-573-37-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22895389 Two wounded Indian soldiers [Gurkhas], Gallipoli, Turkey. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign. Ref: PA1-o-863-01-4. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22864426. Indian soldiers hauling a mounted gun up into position on Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915. Photographer unidentified. Charles Athol, b 1899 : Photographs of Te Aute Station, Mangakuri Station, the Williams family, and Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during World War I. Ref: PAColl-0184-1-016. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23025734 View of No 2 Outpost, Gallipoli, Turkey, with Indian soldiers and horses much in evidence. Carts and piles of stores can be seen in the background. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1915. Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign. Ref: PA1-o-863-02-6. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22757346

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