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The Afghan Church in Bombay, officially known as the Church of St John the Evangelist, was built as a memorial to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and private soldiers who died during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842) and the subsequent retreat from Kabul in 1842, a campaign that resulted in near-total annihilation of the British and Indian forces. The church was constructed in memory of the British and Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the campaigns of Sind and Afghanistan between 1838 and 1843, including those from the Bombay Army, Bengal Army, Madras Army, and Her Majesty's Army. The entire British expeditionary force of 690 British soldiers, 2,840 Indian soldiers, and 12,000 camp followers suffered catastrophic losses, with only a few survivors, including Dr. William Brydon, who later commissioned the church in their memory. The church also commemorates those who died in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1880–1882), as evidenced by additional memorials installed in 1882.
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