The Chattri memorial commemorates all Indians who died fighting for Britain in the First World War; particularly the 53 Hindu and Sikh soldiers who died in Brighton hospitals. 21 Muslim British patriots were also buried at Shah Jehan Mosque in Woking, near the city of Reading. Speaking with the Chattri war memorial above Patcham in his thoughts, General Lord Dannatt lead an appeal to all Britons to remember the lives of soldiers from across the empire, in Brighton and beyond. The Chattri memorial is built where an Indian funeral pyre once stood.
