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West Indians who enlisted in the United States of America
West Indians who enlisted in the United States of America
Those from the West Indies who were recruited in America to join British forces. Many of these were engineers and carpenters and were enlisted towards the late stages of 1918 from Boston, Philadelphia and New York.
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Born 1895
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British Army 46549 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion
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Born 1882
British Army 50572 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment 3rd Battalion
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Born 1884
British Army 68267 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion
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Born 1894
Died 1958
British Army 53643 Private Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Battalion
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Born 1883
British Army 12485 Private Royal Engineers
British Army 95927 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion
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Born 1885
British Army 65401 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st (Reserve) Garrison Battalion
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Born 1898
British Army 12718 Private British West Indies Regiment
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Born 1889
British Army 44695 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
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