Jogendra Sen was only non-white member of 15th West Yorkshire regiment . Joined queue of recruits to the Leeds ‘ Pals ’ Battalion in September 1914 . Pair of glasses found at Bengali museum were worn by 'Jon ' in a photo . Bloodstained spectacles have shed light on the sacrifice of the volunteer . Bengal-born student killed in action 20 months after photo was taken . The 28-year-old private lost his life fighting near Somme on May 22 , 1916 . Experts think he was the first Indian to die fighting for Britain in the war .
Jogendra Sen was only non-white member of 15th West Yorkshire regiment . Joined queue of recruits to the Leeds ‘ Pals ’ Battalion in September 1914 . Pair of glasses found at Indian museum were worn by 'Jon ' in a photo . Bloodstained spectacles have shed light on the sacrifice of the volunteer . Bengal-born student killed in action 20 months after photo was taken . The 28-year-old private lost his life fighting near Somme on May 22 , 1916 . Experts think he was the first Bengali to die fighting for Britain in the war .