The new book, For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front 1914-18, reveals that the British Government had affiliated Indian children, as young as 10, to help fight against the Germans in World War I.
The book is by writer and historian, Shrabani Basu, and it is based on some of the official papers at the British Library and National Archives.
The book reveals how several children were shipped to France to carry out support roles in the war. However, they tended to be sent extremely close to the front line that many would end up injured and hospitalised.
Basu's book also reveals that British nurses were allegedly restricted from treating Indian soldiers in war hospitals. They were only allowed to supervise orderlies, which led to claims of discrimination.
The book will be published on 5th November 2015, by Bloomsbury.
