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Born in Jamaica
Born in Jamaica
Remembering all who served from Jamaica, West Indies. Jamaica was garrisoned during the First World War by the West India Regiment, who also served in Sierra Leone and German East Africa. In the region of 9800 men served with the British West Indies Regiment, all of whom were volunteers and were issued with service numbers for both the Jamaica War Contingent and BWIR. Although many men were invalided back to the island, the Jamaican authorities did not apply for the men's silver war badges. // Information is derived from various sources and supplemented by 'Jamaica's Part in the Great War 1914-1918' (Appendices I-V) by Frank Cundall. Published by the West India Committee for the Institute of Jamaica 1925.
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Born 1897
British Army 4178 Private British West Indies Regiment
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British Army 10405 Private British West Indies Regiment
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Born 1886
Other Empire Force 11471 Private Jamaica War Contingent
British Army 12670 Sergeant British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion
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Died 1918
British Army 7675 Private British West Indies Regiment
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Born 1880
British Army 5976 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1894
British Army 5957 Private British West Indies Regiment
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Born 1894
Died 1916
Other Empire Force 3230 Private Jamaica War Contingent
British Army 4328 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion
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British Army 4852 Private British West Indies Regiment
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Born 1891
Died 1919
British Army 10308 Private British West Indies Regiment
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Died 1916
British Army 3230 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion
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Died 1917
British Army 6124 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion
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British Army 7497 Private British West Indies Regiment
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British Army 15859 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment
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Born 1892
Died 1918
British Army 35466 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion
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Born 1894
Other Empire Force 3413 Private Jamaica War Contingent
British Army 4815 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion
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