The role of Hindus in the First World War is by and large expunged from the history books. They have been conveniently ignored and forgotten. Hindu sepoys were one of the highest numbers of volunteers as combatants and non-combatants in World War I. You can read more about the Hindu Soldiers Who Participated in World War I in this article with numerous references. The role of Hindus in the First World War is by and large expunged from the history books. Merely a cursory gaze at the figures reveals startling fact – In total 1,338, 620 Hindus participated in the war. This number exceeds the total number of army personnel from Australia , Canada , New Zealand and South Africa by 178,000. Hindu soldiers were involved in the lands as diverse as Palestine , France , Syria and Mesopotamia . A school of thought says it was the Hindu army which changed the course of the war by turning German soldiers at Marne . Thousands of Hindu soldiers lost their lives and no hero’s welcome