File:Illustrated War News, Dec. 23, 1914, page 38, left side - Darwan Sing Negi.jpg
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Due to the arrangement of the page (See File:Illustrated War News, Dec. 23, 1914, page 38, complete, partial restoration.png) including the caption would have unbalanced the image. Please see that file to confirm text. Note: The blue-green colour is accurate; the Illustrated War News appears to have used a variety of inks; I'm not sure if this represents the apparently varied printing processes they used, or what. | ||||||||||||||
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The Illustrated War News Dec. 23, 1914 [Part 20], page 38, left side. | ||||||||||||||
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Published Dec. 23, 1914 | ||||||||||||||
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L.N.A. | ||||||||||||||
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- ^ Note: While Negi was the most publicized of the two at the time, modern historians usually credit Khudadad Khan as the first Indian to receive the Victoria Cross, as, while he was awarded the same day, his actions which led to the award happened earlier.
- ^ "Sing" was then the common spelling of "Singh" in Britain.
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