The Delhi Memorial (India Gate) stands at the eastern end of the Rajpath, or Kingsway. Of the 13,300 Commonwealth servicemen commemorated by name on the memorial, just over 1,000 lie in cemeteries to the west of the River Indus, where maintenance was not possible. The remainder died in fighting on or beyond the North West Frontier and during the Third Afghan War, and have no known grave. The Delhi Memorial also acts as a national memorial to all the 70,000 soldiers of undivided India who died during the years 1914-1921, the majority of whom are commemorated by name outside the confines of India. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The India Gate is very different to most memorials in that you cannot go right up close to it. It is roped off in respect of the tomb of the unknown soldier and eternal flame beneath the arch. There is a guard standing to attention beside the tomb. It is possible to read the names, but if you are looking for a particular name you will need to take a camera with a long zoom or binoculars,
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