The Punjab Soldiers of WWI
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The Indian Army in the First World War
In some parts of punjab, and indeed across the province as a whole, the very significant volunteer enlistment. In the district of ralpendy, in what's now a pakistan, the volunteer rate for eligible men of military age is somewhere over forty%. Ye, it's kind of interesting to think about a greater volunteer rate in a district in punjab than in england and wales. And other places in ludiana, i think the volunteer rate is something like 26 %. Again, a little bit higher than in englands and wales over all.
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