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 12 March 2018:
​Commemorating the contribution of Caribbean soldiers in WWI & The British West Indian Regiment
The British West Indian Regiment (BWIR) was a unit of the British Army formed from volunteers from British colonies in the Caribbean. The 1st of 10 Battalions was formed in September  1915. By the end of the war more than 15,500 West Indians had joined the BWIR and had experienced military service in England,  Italy, Eygpt, India, france, Belguim, Palestine, Mesopotamia and east Africa. 
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Mr Flanigan MBE (Guest) with Memorial Gates Council Chair & Council Member
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2018 Chair of Memorial Gates Mr Inderjeet Singh Nijhar
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Inderjeet Singh Nijhar (Chair) and Paul Chambers (Council Member)
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Sue Liburd MBE DL (Council Member) and Ben Okri OBE (Author of the inscription on the Memorial Gates)
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Baroness Flathers (Life President) HE Mr Seth Ramocan (High Commissioner of Jamaica) Council Members (Sue Liburd MBE DL, Captain (Rtd) Paul Chambers & Guests

​Ministry of Defence Wreath Laying
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The Rt Hon Earl Howe
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      • Egypt & Sinai
      • Mesopotamia
      • Togo & Cameroon
      • East Africa
      • South West Africa
      • Personal story | Winston Millington
      • Personal story | Sgt Miydiyo, CSgt Kumani & Sgt el Hashim
      • Personal story | Khudadad Khan & Manta Singh
    • Second World War >
      • Arctic & Atlantic Ocean
      • Northern Europe & Scandinavia
      • Italy & Sicily
      • Greece & Crete
      • Mediterranean Sea
      • East & North Africa
      • Middle East
      • Burma & India
      • Hong Kong
      • Malaya, Singapore & Dutch East Indies
      • Personal stories | Aziz Brimah, Johnny Smythe & Eric Wilson
      • Personal story | Connie Mark & Billy Strachan
      • Personal stories | Mahinder Pujji, Monohor Ali, Nila Kantan & Tilbahadur Thapa
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