Wanting to Fight for England

[Original caption] Want to Fight for England. Members of the Indian native regiments are clamoring to fight for England. Our photo shows the Indian native cavalry. [end]

The International News Service was founded by William Randolph Hearst, the U.S. newspaper publisher, in 1909 and in 1958 merged with the United Press to become United Press International (UPI), still one of the world's larger news services.

Indian cavalry served in France during World War I, even though the use of horses during battle was soon shown to be of limited use during trench warfare. Sir Pratab Singh commanded the forces during the first year at the age of 70.