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West Indians serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force
West Indians serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Owing to the colour bar of the British military services at the beginning of the war, the only option available was for West Indians living in Canada to enlist with the CEF, who did not operate such a bar. This community consists of both black and white servicemen and women. It is true that many of those who enlisted were from the white colonial families, but the widely-held view that black soldiers were only used as labourers in France is wrong; the British West Indies Regiment fought against the Turks with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, under the command of New Zealand Forces. Incorporates Bermuda.
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Born 1886
Canadian Expeditionary Force 878 Cadet Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
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Born 1875
Canadian Expeditionary Force 628580 Private 47th Battalion
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Born 1889
Died 1915
Canadian Expeditionary Force 25935
Canadian Expeditionary Force 25935 Private Canadian Infantry
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Born 1892
Canadian Expeditionary Force 76 Corporal Canadian Engineers
British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps
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Born 1893
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3055696
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Born 1892
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931308
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Born 1883
Canadian Expeditionary Force 25919 Private 3rd Highland Infantry Brigade 14th Battalion
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Born 1884
Other Empire Force Barbados Volunteers
Canadian Expeditionary Force 28869 Private Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion
British Army Captain East Surrey
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Born 1885
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Canadian Expeditionary Force 10078 Corporal Canadian Infantry Brigade
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Born 1890
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 25738
Canadian Expeditionary Force 25738 Private Canadian Infantry
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Born 1893
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3031714
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3031714 Private Canadian Infantry
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Born 1896
Canadian Expeditionary Force 2327375
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Born 1889
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3034519
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Born 1894
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 177920
Canadian Expeditionary Force 177920 Private Canadian Infantry
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