Early Day Motion·EDM 2238

INDIAN PRISONERS OF WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT

23 May 200659 Signatures

Primary sponsor

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

Motion Text

That this House calls upon the Government to undertake in liaison with the Indian government an assessment of the plight of surviving members of the British Army recruited from the Indian sub continent who were taken prisoner of war on the Western Front in the Second World War with a view to ensuring adequate support and financial assistance is provided to those who served this country at its time of need.