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We remember Benjamin Myrie
We remember Benjamin Myrie
Timeline
Timeline
1896
birth
Jamaica
Source:9229007
Source:9141813
1896
1917
enlistment
Swallowfield camp
Jamaica
Source:9141813
15th August 1917
1918
hospitalisation
tubercular disease of elbow and hip joints
Hospital/Institution
Source:9141813
July 1918
1920
dates
Age 19
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May 1920
1920
discharge
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19th June 1920
1920
dates
Age 24
Source:9229007
9th October 1920
service
British Army
Private
16149
British West Indies Regiment
11th Battalion
Source:9141813
1920
death
War Related Sickness
consumption
St. Catherine
Jamaica
Source:9141813
Source:9229007
9th October 1920
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Benjamin |
| Initials | B |
| Last Name | Myrie |
| Source | 3197431 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 16149 | British West Indies Regiment | 11th Battalion | Private |
Media
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Communities
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Service records of the West Indies Regiments: WIR and BWIRMore about Service records of the West Indies Regiments: WIR and BWIR
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HMT Tagus Oct 1917 British West Indies Regiment (Jamaica)More about HMT Tagus Oct 1917 British West Indies Regiment (Jamaica)
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Candidates for the In From the Cold ProjectMore about Candidates for the In From the Cold Project
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Deaths in 1920: British West Indies RegimentMore about Deaths in 1920: British West Indies Regiment
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription | Deborah102878 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999 | Deborah102878 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Out of Many One People | Deborah102878 | |
| Remembrance | Deborah102878 |
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