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Ep. 164 – The First Gurkha Officer – Pratap Chhetri

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Pratap Chhetri talks about his research into Rana Jodha Jung Bahadur, the first Gurkha officer in the British Army during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Dr Tom Thorpe [TT] : Welcome to ‘Mentioned in...


ONLINE : ‘The Indian Army during the First World War' with Stephen Barker

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‘The Indian Army during the First World War: An Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Perspective’.  During 1914-18, the 1st Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry fought in Iraq as part of the British Indian Army. Many of the soldiers who died in the campaign are commemorated on war memorials across Oxfordshire. This presentation highlights a project run b...


135: October 2024

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'Ethnic Prisoners of War in German captivity' a talk by Thomas Mcloughlin

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During the First World War the German Jihad Experiment led to the creation of the Halbmondlager (Half Moon Camp). A prisoner of War camp for Muslim and Ethnic Soldiers used as a secret weapon to try and win the war. This talk will explore the history of this camp but also why it is not more widely known. Thomas Mcloughlin works at the National A...