Petition · past parliament
Make a memorial in London for Indian soldiers that died for Britain in WW1
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
As many as 74,187 Indian soldiers died during the war and a comparable number were wounded. Their stories, and their heroism, have long been omitted from popular histories of the war, or relegated to the footnotes. There is no monument in London for these forgotten heroes, it is time there is.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Memorial Gates in London commemorate soldiers from Africa, the Caribbean and the five regions of the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) who served in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial was officially inaugurated in 2002 by HM The Queen.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.