Petitions/Fund a memorial to recognise the Royal Indian Navy’s contribution in WW2
StatusOngoing
Opened15 Jul 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Fund a memorial that formally recognises the Royal Indian Navy’s WW2 service and Royal Indian Navy veterans. Eighty years later, there is no standalone memorial. We feel their families have carried this erasure long enough.

The Royal Indian Navy served the full duration of WW2, growing more than tenfold by 1945. Ratings received no equal pay, no compensation, and faced racial discrimination. After victory, those who struck for dignity were furloughed or punished. No UK memorial exists. My grandfather served 1938–1946 as a signals specialist, earned the VSM, and was honourably reinstated. Britain never formally acknowledged him. We are asking for the UK Government to do this at last.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Douglas Lumsden
1Douglas Lumsden MP
Aberdeen South
7
Phil Brickell
2Phil Brickell MP
Bolton West
1
Tom Hayes
3Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
1
Paul Davies
4Paul Davies MP
Colne Valley
1
Sarah Jones
5Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Naushabah Khan
6Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
1
John McDonnell
7John McDonnell MP
Hayes and Harlington
1
Jack Abbott
8Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
1
Mike Wood
9Mike Wood MP
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
1
Lauren Edwards
10Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood
1