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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 1894
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 408637
Canadian Expeditionary Force 408637 Private Canadian Infantry
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Born 1892
Canadian Expeditionary Force 2503156
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Born 1896
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 237710
Canadian Expeditionary Force 237710 Private Canadian Infantry
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Born 1886
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Army Medical Corps
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Born 1893
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force 2265682
Canadian Expeditionary Force 2265682 Sapper Canadian Engineers
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Born 1890
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 109632 Lance Sergeant Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion
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Born 1892
Died 1915
Canadian Expeditionary Force 65955
Canadian Expeditionary Force 65955 Private Canadian Infantry
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Born 1892
Died 1919
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3080243
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3080243 Sergeant Canadian Infantry
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Born 1890
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force 348855
Canadian Expeditionary Force 348855 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery
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