Darwan Singh Negi (1881–1950) being carried into the
Royal Pavilion for treatment after being injured in the
Defence of Festubert, France. He was then a
naik in the
39th Garhwal Rifles, which on the night of 23–24 November 1914
retook the town's trenches from the attacking German forces. Though wounded in the head and arm, Negi continued to lead a charge as bombs exploded around him. In December Negi became one of the first Indians to receive a
Victoria Cross.Photograph: L.N.C.; restoration:
Adam Cuerden
Darwan Singh Negi (1881–1950) being carried into the
Royal Pavilion for treatment after being injured in the
Defence of Festubert, France. He was then a
naik in the
39th Garhwal Rifles, which on the night of 23–24 November 1914
retook the town's trenches from the attacking German forces. Though wounded in the head and arm, Negi continued to lead a charge as bombs exploded around him. In December Negi became one of the first Indians to receive a
Victoria Cross.Photograph: L.N.C.; restoration:
Adam Cuerden