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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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British Army 2229 Private British West Indies Regiment
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Born 1894
Died 1917
British Army Private British West Indies Regiment
Other Empire Force 9386 Private Jamaica War Contingent
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Born 1892
British Army 5653 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion
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British Army 5732 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion
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Born 1891
British Army 11968 Private British West Indies Regiment
Other Empire Force 11610 Private Jamaica War Contingent
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Died 1918
Other Empire Force 11851 Private Jamaica War Contingent
British Army 12082 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion
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Born 1888
British Army 3186 Private British West Indies Regiment
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