Cultural Exchange in a Time of Global Conflict Colonials, Neutrals and Belligerents during the First World War Sourcebook

Interned British Indian soldiers peeling potatoes in Townley Hall, The Hague

Interned British-Indian soldiers in Towney Hall The Hague.pdf

Description

A drawing of interned British Indian soldiers with turbans and beards peeling potatoes in Townley Hall, The Hague.

Context

During the war, over 1,500 members of the First Royal Naval ended up on Dutch territory and, in accordance with international law, they were disarmed and detained by the Dutch government. This drawing shows evidence of the presence of colonial British Indian soldiers among these British POWs in the Netherlands.

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Title

Geïnterneerde Brits-Indische soldaten schillen aardappelen in Townley Hall, Den Haag

Creator

unknown

Date

n.d.

Type

Drawing

Source

Evelyn de Roodt, Oorlogsgasten. Vluchtelingen en krijgsgevangenen in Nederland tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog [War guests. Refugees and prisoners of war in the Netherlands during the First World War] (Breda, 2000), p. 302

Rights

Public domain

Contributor

Tessa Lobbes

Citation

unknown, “Geïnterneerde Brits-Indische soldaten schillen aardappelen in Townley Hall, Den Haag,” Cultural Exchange in a Time of Global Conflict, accessed September 18, 2020, http://sourcebook.cegcproject.eu/items/show/71.