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My Black Poppies and Tommies
My Black Poppies and Tommies
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 1881
British Army 252249 Private Durham Light Infantry 2/6th Battalion
British Army 53331 Private Royal Defence Corps 4th Observation Company
More about Henry 'harry' Glover -
Born 1892
British Army 1225 Private London Regiment 3rd county of lond Battalion
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Born 1895
Royal Navy F36313 Aircraftsman 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117426 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant (Observer) Royal Air Force
More about Rupert Dunn -
Born 1890
British Army T4/140935 Private Army Service Corps
British Army 3714 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about James F Smith -
Born 1888
Royal Navy Z/990 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Other Empire Force Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers
Royal Navy Z/990 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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More about Walter Albert Moore -
Born 1890
British Army G/40116 Private Royal West Kent Regiment
More about Samuel Estwick -
Born 1886
British Army 35616 Private Somerset Light Infantry
British Army 2326 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion
More about Bruce M Maura -
Born 1882
British Army 50572 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about Philip Spence -
Born 1884
British Army 68267 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion
More about Joseph Adolphus Nurse -
Born 1896
British Army 39328 Private West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army 4957 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion
British Army 4957 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion
More about Fitzwilliam Dowridge -
Born 1894
Died 1958
British Army 53643 Private Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Battalion
More about John Agard -
Born 1891
British Army 26222 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about Goldburn Or Golborne Mayers -
Died 1915
British Army 34120 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion
More about Eustace Rhone -
Born 1890
Other Empire Force Legionnaire French Foreign Legion
British Army 15370 Private Coldstream Guards 4th (Reserve) Battalion
More about James Slim -
Born 1897
Died 1978
British Army 9714 Private 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment
British Army 41075 Private Machine Gun Corps
British Army 41075 Corporal Machine Gun Corps
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More about Joseph Thomas Barros -
Born 1883
British Army 12485 Private Royal Engineers
British Army 95927 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion
More about Fitz Ishmael -
Born 1885
British Army 65401 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st (Reserve) Garrison Battalion
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Born 1887
Died 1918
British Army M2/033623 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps No 2nd Company (Mechanical Transport Depot)
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79556 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79556 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force
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More about George Theophilus Guy