2-693-640 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Unveiling of the Indian Memorial Gateway by H.H. The Maharaja of Patiala, 26th October 1921', (1939). Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh (1891-1938) unveils the Indian Memorial Gateway at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Sussex. The gateway was a gift to express the gratitude of the people of India to the town of Brighton and its people for their care of Indian soldiers wounded in the First World War, during which time the Pavilion was used as a military hospital. From A History of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, by Henry D. Roberts. [Country Life Limited, London, 1939]