An unknown soldier of the British West Indies regiment, photographed at Vignacourt, France. The unit was formed from volunteers from British colonies in the West Indies and had more than 15,000 soldiers in its ranks
‘From
Patrick Campbell To Miss Nellie Palmer With Xmas Greetings from Egypt’.
A member of the British West Indies Regiment poses for a studio
portrait. The 1st & 2nd Battalions served in Egypt & Palestine from
1916-18.
‘From
Patrick Campbell To Miss Nellie Palmer With Xmas Greetings from Egypt’.
A member of the British West Indies Regiment poses for a studio
portrait. The 1st & 2nd Battalions served in Egypt & Palestine from
1916-18.
Dec 6 1918 British West Indies Regiment a unit of the British Army during the First World War, formed from volunteers from British colonies in the West Indies starts a mutiny in Taranto, Italy. The violent mutiny against appalling and racist treatment, though heavily repressed, many later returned home to the West Indies and joined worker and anti-colonial unrest
Dec 6 1918 British West Indies Regiment a unit of the British Army during the First World War, formed from volunteers from British colonies in the West Indies starts a mutiny in Taranto, Italy. The violent mutiny against appalling and racist treatment, though heavily repressed, many later returned home to the West Indies and joined worker and anti-colonial unrest