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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 1885
British Army 46545 Private Middlesex Regiment
British Army 46545 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion
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Born 1887
British Army 63555 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion
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Born 1884
British Army 91236 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion
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Born 1885
British Army 76066 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Reserve Garrison Battalion
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Born 1888
British Army 24759 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 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 1893
British Army 62850 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion
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Born 1889
British Army 44695 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
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Born 1878
British Army 68281 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion
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