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Capt Amarinder pays homage to WW-I soldiers

Chandigarh: Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday visited the historic World War 1 Helles Memorial at Gallipoli (Turkey) to pay homage to the Commonwealth soldiers, including Indians, who laid down their lives in the Gallipoli campaign.

On the 100th anniversary of the culmination of the World War-I, the Chief Minister also visited the Turkish Memorial in memory of Seyit Ali Váabuk, First World War gunner in the Ottoman Army. He lauded the contribution of the Indian soldiers who were killed and buried in a distant land. The Helles Memorial has the names of Indian soldiers, including Sikhs, killed in the battle. TNS