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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 1883
Died 1969
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada
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Born 1868
Died 1917
Other Empire Force First Mate Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Aysgarth" (Newcastle)
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Born 1893
British Army 62850 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion
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Died 1916
British Army 2172 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion
British Army 2172 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion
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Born 1885
Died 1956
British Army 5175 Private West India Regiment
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Born 1890
British Army British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion
British Army 4950 Private British West Indies Regiment attached Royal Garrison Artillery attached No.3 Depot
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Born 1875
British Army 2010 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1881
Died 1917
British Army 2718 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 British West Indies Regiment
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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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