Click to play videoLondon: It's the remembrance weekend in Britain when the country remembers its dead from the two World Wars.
On the day, known as the Armistice Day, a special ceremony was also held in London to honour those five million volunteers from the Indian subcontinent who fought for the British while at the same time fighting for their freedom in their own countries.
It was also an occasion for the war veterans to meet old comrades, and remember the horrors and the heroes of the greatest wars ever fought.
“We fought in Burma, we fought three enemies. First the Japs (Japanese), second malaria and third the Burmese,” said a War veteran Major Brar.
The ceremony held at the Memorial Gates in London, was inaugurated four years ago by Britain's Queen Elizabeth who dedicated the gates to thousands of soldiers from Britain's erstwhile colonies, who died in service of the Empire.
But for many, it’s more than a symbol of remembrance.
“To me, it’s a symbol of unity. When we were all together in time of great need, it's a symbol of anti-racism as well,“ Patron of Memorial Gates Trust, Baroness Shreela Flather.
The Memorial Gates Trustees now intend to promote the war memorial as an attraction for tourists, especially those from the sub-continent.
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