We remember Joshua Best

We remember Joshua Best

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Timeline

Timeline

1899
birth Barbados Source:8967670 1899
1917
dates Age 18 Source:8967670 22nd February 1917
1917
employment Carpenter Source:8967670 22nd February 1917
1917
enlistment Barbados Source:8967670 22nd February 1917
1917
service British Army Private 10903 British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion Source:8967669 July 1917 - June 1919
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8967669 31st July 1917 - 12th January 1918
1918
theatres Italy :1b Source:8967669 13th January 1918
1919
location Long Bay, St Philip Barbados their own address Source:8967669 20th June 1919
1924
events unclaimed medals Source:322499 14th July 1924

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Joshua
Initials J
Last Name Best
Source 322499
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Long Bay, St Philip Barbados their own address known 20th June 1919
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 10903 British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1917-02-22 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1917-02-22 Wesleyan

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Deborah102878
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Deborah102878

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Multimedia

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British West Indies Regiment Deborah102878
Pride and Industry Deborah102878

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