Heliopolis Memorial in Egypt

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  Context
    Memorial commemorates 3,727 Indian soldiers - WW1 campaigns in Egypt and Palestine
    Recent PM Modi visit
      Source: IE
  About the Memorial
    Original memorial - Port Tewfik at Suez Canal entrance, destroyed in 1967
    New memorial erected in 1980 at Heliopolis Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery
    Names of soldiers from various Indian regiments
    Commemorates Risaldar Badlu Singh - posthumous Victoria Cross for bravery
  Contributions of India in World War 1
    Troop Deployment
      Indian troops part of British Indian Army sent to various war theatres
    Combat Operations
      Major battles and campaigns participation
    Medical Assistance
      Critical support in field hospitals and medical units
    Logistics and Supply
      Road, railway, bridge, and infrastructure construction in war regions
    Financial Support
      Loans and contributions to British war fund
    War Production
      Indian industries mobilization for war materials manufacture
    Sacrifices and Casualties
      Over 1.3 million Indian soldiers served
      Approximately 74,000 soldiers lost their lives, many others wounded or missing

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