World War I Memorial (Tiruchirappalli)
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Unveiled1919
Location10°48′56″N 78°41′48″E / 10.8155°N 78.6967°E
Opposite Gandhi Market, Tiruchirappalli
Commemorated41
| World War I Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation | |
 | |
| For soldiers from Trichinopoly who died during World War I | |
| Unveiled | 1919 |
| Location | 10°48′56″N 78°41′48″E / 10.8155°N 78.6967°E Opposite Gandhi Market, Tiruchirappalli |
| Commemorated | 41 |
World War I Memorial, located opposite to Gandhi Market, Tiruchirappalli in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, is a war memorial dedicated to the soldiers of Trichinopoly.
About 302 soldiers from Trichinopoly participated in World War I as a part of British Indian Army, of which 41 died during the course of war. In remembrance of those soldiers, the then government erected a memorial with a huge clock in it.[1]
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