Lives found in the course of my research* of service men and women from the West Indies, Africa and Asia. They have also been added to the community inspired by the book written by Stephen Bourne. *From December 2018 supplemented by the book 'Black Tommies' British Soldiers of African descent in the first World War written by Ray Costello 2015
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/2018
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Born 1874
Died 1953
British Army 127133 Pioneer Royal Engineers Signal Company
British Army 127133 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Company
Born 1879
Died 1956
British Army WR263260 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers
British Army 3909 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion
British Army 12498 Private Scots Guards 8th (Reserve) Battalion
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Born 1898
British Army 145628 Driver Royal Horse & Field Artillery 10th Reserve Battery
Born 1890
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3031300
British Army 7591 Private British West Indies Regiment
Born 1894
British Army 24906 Private Welsh Regiment 8th Battalion
British Army 24906 Private Welsh Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion
British Army 77342 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Battalion
Born 1887
Other Empire Force 1139 Gunner Bermuda Militia Artillery
British Army 1139 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Bermuda Contingent
British Army 448032 Private Labour Corps 843 Employment Company
British Army 5712 Private London Regiment 3/4th lond Battalion
British Army 39401 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion
British Army 12742 Private British West Indies Regiment
Born 1882
British Army 39269 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
British Army 4956 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion
Born 1891
Died 1918
British Army 54296 Private Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army WR 350620 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport
British Army 199705 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [Coloured Section]
Born 1891
British Army 4495 Private East Surrey Regiment
British Army 206300 Private Labour Corps
British Army 7810 Private London Regiment 2/7th (city of lond Battalion
British Army 12733 Private British West Indies Regiment
Born 1874
Died 1918
British Army 4952 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion
British Army Royal Defence Corps
Born 1894
Other Empire Force Trinidad Motorcycle Corps
British Army 4793 Trooper Machine Gun Regiment of Foot Guards 2nd Battalion
British Army 3203 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Battalion
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Born 1896
British Army 5139 Private London Regiment 4/4th lond Battalion
Born 1894
British Army 62843 Private Scottish Rifles 3rd Battalion
Born 1896
British Army 110416 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd Battalion
British Army 303776 Private Manchester Regiment
British Army 12748 Private British West Indies Regiment
Born 1888
British Army 64528 Private Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion
Born 1890
British Army T4/140935 Private Army Service Corps
British Army 3714 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion
British Army SS/8623 Private Army Service Corps
British Army 305387 Private Labour Corps
British Army 12732 Private British West Indies Regiment
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