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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as the Mahatma (“Great Soul”), in London, 1931.
During the South African (Boer) War in 1899, Mahatma Gandhi argued that Indians living in the British crown colony of Natal had a duty to defend it to claim full rights of citizenship.
To support this effort, he organized an ambulance corps consisting of 1,100 volunteers, which included both free Indians and indentured laborers. Gandhi served in the battle zone, where he was noted for his stoic, cheerful, and confident demeanor despite the difficult conditions faced by the forces.1