WW1
Caribbean Soldiers on the Western Front Workshop Presentation
The First British military operation of World War One was launched from the Gold Coast against Germany’s Colony, Togoland. Glenford Howe, Race, War and Nationalism. A Social History of West Indians in the First World War.The Togoland Campaign (9–26 August 1914) Where...
West India Regiment Records at the National Archives
WO 363WO 365Campaign medal rolls WO329Medal cards for soldiers who received campaign or gallantry medals WO 372Jamaica: Volunteer Defence Force CO 141/77Map of Jamaica 1911-1942 WO 408/43 (7)Deaths of 3rd Jamaican Contingent from frostbite and pneumonia on troopship...
The National Archives
WebinarHow to find your First World War military ancestors : #forcessources Key Record SeriesArmyWO 363 – First World War Service Records for Other Ranks of the British Army WO 364 – First World War Pension Records for Other Ranks of the British Army WO 339, WO 374,...
Caribbean Soldiers in World War One
[themedy_pullleft colour="red" colour_custom="#000000" text="The initial brief was to find out the Caribbean contribution to WW1Visits were made to the National Archive and a meeting with Guy Granham to receive advice and establish what is in the archive and where?"]...
