Inspired by the book "Black Poppies" by Stephen Bourne, this community remembers the lives of black servicemen and women. Like that book, this community defines the term "black" as including Caribbean and British people of African origin. (To keep numbers manageable, I'm not including by default everyone who served in the West Indies Regiment - they can easily be found on Lives by searching for West Indies.)
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Born 1893
Died 1916
British Army 12528 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd Battalion
Born 1896
Died 1917
British Army L/41804 Corporal Royal Field Artillery
British Army 41804 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery
Died 1915
British Army 34120 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion
Born 1899
British Army 60503 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion
Born 1895
British Army M/397988 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport
Born 1896
Died 1919
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931763 Private Canadian Forestry Corps No.2 Construction Company (Coloured)
Born 1882
British Army 50572 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment 3rd Battalion
British Army 34173 Private Hampshire Regiment
British Army 12730 Private British West Indies Regiment
Born 1898
Died 1917
British Army 107838 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
Born 1895
Died 1981
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7170 2nd Class Air Mechanic
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7170
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Sergeant
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British Army 46760 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Labour Company
British Army 29275 Private 49th Labour Corps
British Army 12740 Private British West Indies Regiment
Born 1891
Died 1921
British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 39th Field Ambulance
British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps
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Born 1880
Died 1917
British Army 202639 Private West Riding Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion
British Army 202639 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2/5th Battalion
Born 1886
British Army M2/113802 Private Army Service Corps 11th Motor Ambulance Company
Born 1882
Died 1954
Canadian Expeditionary Force 721010
Born 1898
British Army 645916 Private Labour Corps Southern Command
Born 1874
Died 1953
British Army 127133 Pioneer Royal Engineers Signal Company
British Army 127133 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Company
Born 1898
British Army 145628 Driver Royal Horse & Field Artillery 10th Reserve Battery
Born 1894
British Army 24906 Private Welsh Regiment 8th Battalion
British Army 24906 Private Welsh Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion
British Army 77342 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Battalion
Born 1898
Died 2000
British Army 9131 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion