The normal annual recruitment for the Indian army was 15,000 men, during the course of the war over 800,000 men volunteered for the army and more than 400,000 volunteered for non combatant roles, in total almost 1.3 million men had volunteered for service by 1918.
The normal annual recruitment for the Indian army was 15,000 men. This was during the course of the war over 800,000 men volunteered for the army. More than 400,000 volunteered for non combatant roles. This was in total. Almost 1.3 million men had volunteered for service by 1918 total.