High Commission of India organised an event at The Arch of Remembrance, Victoria Park, Leicester, marking the centenary of the Labour Corps this year. Titled 'The Unremembered: The Indian Story', the High Commission of India joined the project to mark, and to bring a special focus on, the courage and contribution of the Indian Labour Corps.
This was a special focus on the Indian contribution to The Unremembered: World War One’s Army of Workers, a community engagement project funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government supporting communities in the UK to discover the history of the Labour Corps in World War One.
Thousands of workers supported the war effort from around the world. Many faced racism and discrimination. They served with courage but they have been almost completely forgotten. They are The Unremembered.
The Unremembered project involves a database of over 5,700 Labour Corps war graves in the UK serves as a map for participants’ remembrance activity. Archive readings, music and history resources are offered as the building blocks for community commemoration.
The High Commission has also funded the production of a new resource pack, The Unremembered: The Indian Story, a dedicated resource pack focusing exclusively on the story of the India’s army of workers. The pack has been created with support from the India Remembers team at CAFHR, USI of India. The High Commission team are also supporting through community engagement, and through other aspects of its organization in India and the UK.
