LONDON: Unknown stories of Indian soldiers ' bravery and selfless sacrifice, highlighted through archival photographs and letters, will be exhibited at Sussex's Brighton Museum and Art Gallery next year to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

Officials said Royal Pavilion at the exhibition would provide a fascinating account of how the royal palace was transformed into a military hospital for wounded Indian soldiers serving on the western front.

Heroics of Indian soldiers will be a highlighted as part of Brighton and Hove's WW1 centenary plans. Exhibition titled 'War Stories: Voices from the First World War' will commence on July 12, 2014 and end on March 1 the following year. It would revolve around experiences of 12 people, whose personal stories reveal the impact of the war.

Posters and photographs on the seafront called 'Dr Brighton's War: Hospitals and Healing in Brighton' during WW1 would highlight the city's role in treating wounded soldiers. The UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands have funded the project.

During the war, the Royal Pavilion estate was used as a military hospital for wounded soldiers. Between December 1914 and January 1916, it was solely used for Indian soldiers wounded on the western front.

The Pavilion, Dome and Corn Exchange housed 724 beds. By 1916, over 4,000 Indians and Gurkhas had been treated there.

Accounts are being researched for the exhibition and local people are being interviewed to collect family stories and memorabilia. The range of stories to be featured includes those of soldiers on the western front, women on the front line and children growing up in war time.

"These exhibitions will commemorate the historic anniversary of the start of the World War One and recount the experiences of local people caught up in the conflict - bringing their stories to life for younger generations," said Brighton and Hove City Council's Geoffrey Bowden.

Brighton & Hove played a full part in the war, not only by providing hundreds of young men to fight, but also hosting 'Doctor Brighton', a hospital city where wounded soldiers were sent to recover in Sussex by the Sea, before being sent back to their regiments or discharged for civilian life.

There are two memorials dedicated to Indian soldiers in Brighton. The Pavilion Gateway was a gift from India to the inhabitants of Brighton and Hove for caring for her sons. Another memorial, the Chattri, was erected after the war in 1921 on the spot where bodies of Indian soldiers were cremated.