Loyalty and Dissent: Indian Army in WW1

This document collection allows students and teachers to develop their own lines of historical enquiry or historical questions using original documents on this period of history.

Students could work with a group of sources which identifies different themes – for example, loyalty, bravery, motivation, radicalism or sedition within the Indian army. They also could consider how the experience of the Indian army affected imperial relations or assess the contribution of the Indian Army to the First World War. We hope that the breadth of the collection allows such flexibility and offers students the chance to develop their powers of evaluation and analysis and support their course work.

Also, teachers can use the collection to develop their own resources or encourage students to ‘curate’ their own ‘exhibition’ of the most significant documents on the topic.

The pdf holds our teachers notes, curriculum connections and a link to the 25 document collection on The National Archives website.