British Commissioner pays tribute to Amritsar massacre victims British High Commissioner to India Sir Dominic Asquith pays his respects on the 100th anniversary of the Amritsar massacre when hundreds of unarmed Indian civilians were killed by British troops in 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh. Britain continues to express regret over the incident but has fallen short of formally apologizing - a long standing demand of India’s. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE