Lives of the First World War
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Black Poppies
Black Poppies
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 1882
Died 1920
British Army 545340 Sapper Royal Engineers
More about William Stephen P Tull -
Born 1889
British Army 26328 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
British Army 26328 Lance Corporal / Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about Isaac Ferdinand Josiah Ennis -
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Born 1896
Died 1967
Other Empire Force Chief Cook Merchant Navy
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Born 1885
British Army 76066 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Reserve Garrison Battalion
More about George Barrow -
Born 1884
British Army 4078 Corporal The Queen's Regiment
British Army 4955 Corporal British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about Ralph Ernest Vignali -
Born 1897
Died 1978
British Army 9714 Private 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment
British Army 41075 Private Machine Gun Corps
British Army 41075 Corporal Machine Gun Corps
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More about Joseph Thomas Barros -
Born 1881
British Army Captain Dragoon Guards
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Dragoons
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Hussars
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Born 1888
British Army 24759 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 3rd Battalion
More about Joseph Nurse -
Born 1883
British Army 12485 Private Royal Engineers
British Army 95927 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion
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Born 1893
British Army 62850 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion
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Born 1894
Died 1959
British Army R17926 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion
British Army R/40168 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps
More about Joseph John Augustus Highsmith -
Born 1890
Died 1956
British Army 70658 Driver Royal Field Artillery No 6 Depot
British Army 3987 Driver Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery
British Army 33050 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot
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More about Wallace A Medford -
Born 1878
British Army 68281 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion
More about Martin Coombs