Lives of the First World War
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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 1893
British Army 27034 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about James Brickley -
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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More about Wallace A Medford -
Born 1889
British Army 4200 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2/4th east Battalion
British Army 201369 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 3/4th Battalion
More about Austrian Nathalbert Donavon -
Born 1889
British Army 44695 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about Edmund Cepren Derrick -
Born 1893
British Army R/15828 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps
British Army 225 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion
Royal Navy Z/39 Bristol Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division
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More about Rosario Lopez -
Born 1884
Died 1938
British Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps
More about Joseph Gibson -
Born 1888
British Army 194 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion
British Army M/271779 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport
More about John Pestano