Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument
Chattri Monument

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During the First World War over one and a half million Indian army soldiers saw active service alongside British troops. Twelve thousand Indian soldiers who were wounded on the Western Front were hospitalised at sites around Brighton. These included York Place School, the Dome, the Corn Exchange and the Royal Pavilion. The Chattri stands in memory of all Indian soldiers who died during the conflict, but it is particularly associated with the 53 Hindu and Sikh soldiers who died in hospitals in Brighton and whose remains were cremated at this spot. The design of the memorial symbolises the protection offered to the memory of the dead. The original idea for a memorial is attributed to Lieutenant Das Gupta of the Indian Medical Service, who approached the then mayor of Brighton, Mr J.

Title

Chattri Monument

Date

1920

Accession number

BN1_LS_S051

Acquisition method

commissioned by the India Office

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

1st February 1921

Listing date

20/08/71

Access

at all times

Inscription description

TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THE INDIAN SOLDIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / SERVICE OF THEIR KING-EMPEROR IN THE GREAT WAR THIS MONUMENT ERECTED ON THE SITE / OF THE FUNERAL PYRE WHERE THE HINDUS AND SIKHS WHO DIED IN HOSPITAL AT BRIGHTON PASSED / THROUGH THE FIRE IS IN GRATEFUL ADMIRATION AND BROTHERLY AFFECTION DEDICATED

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Located at

North of Patcham Court Farm, Brighton

BN1 5HH

Set on the South Downs, facing towards the sea. From Braypool Lane it is a 2km walk northwards up Ewebottom Hill.