The evocative Mémorial Indien (Neuve-Chapelle Memorial), vaguely Moghul in architecture, records the names of 4700 soldiers of the Indian Army who 'have no known grave'. The 15m-high column, flanked by two tigers, is topped by a lotus capital, the Imperial Crown and the Star of India. The units and the ranks of the fallen engraved on the walls evoke the pride, pomp and exploitation on which the British Empire was built.
This memorial is 20km west of Lille, in the village of Neuve-Chapelle.
