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British West Indies Regiment Photographs.
Introduction.
I receive many enquiries about photographs that concern the British West Indies Regiment during World War One. Please find following details of photographs held at the Imperial War Museum.
Catalogue.
Photo Ref. |
Date |
Location |
Comments |
| E2078 | --/10/1917 | Ypres, Belgium | Stacking H.E. shells - Gordon House |
| Q1201 | --/09/1916 | Amiens | BWI troops cleaning rifles |
| Q1202-3 | --/09/1916 | Albert Road | BWI troops resting in camp |
| Q15098 | St. Vincent | Departure of contingent | |
| Q17129-30 | Grenada | Troops on parade | |
| Q17131 | Grenada | Physical drill | |
| Q17132-33 | Grenada | Digging Trenches | |
| Q17134-5 | Grenada | Changing Guard | |
| Q51348-52 | Sheik Shabasi | BWI & Egyptian L.C. constructing dugouts | |
| Q51354 | Sheik Shabasi | BWI cooks preparing meal | |
| Q52369 | Bahamas | 2nd Contingent - consecration of colours | |
| Q52370 | Bahamas | 2nd Contingent - inspecting guard | |
| Q52371 | Bahamas | 2nd Contingent - presentation of colours | |
| Q52372 | --/11/1915 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd Contingent marching through Bay St. |
| Q52376 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd Bn BWIR depositing colours | |
| Q52378 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd Bn BWIR embarking | |
| Q52415 | --/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | Marching through town to harbour |
| Q52416 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent embarking |
| Q52417 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent marching to harbour |
| Q52418 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent on parade | |
| Q52419-20 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd contingent departure |
| Q52421 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent march past |
| Q52422 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent marching to harbour |
| Q52423 | --/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent being inspected |
| Q52424-7 | --/--/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent physical drill |
| Q52428 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent departure of |
| Q52429 | --/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent physical drill |
| Q52430 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | as Q52428 |
| Q52431 | 07/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd Contingent marching to harbour |
| Q52432 | --/01/1916 | Kingston, Jamaica | Physical training |
| Q52433 | Trinidad | Trinidad Artillery - camp | |
| Q52434 | Trinidad | Trinidad Artillery on parade | |
| Q52435 | Trinidad | Trinidad Artillery physical drill | |
| Q52437-8 | Departure of 1st Detachment | ||
| Q52439 | Trinidad | Trinidad Artillery gun drill | |
| Q52440 | Trinidad | 3rd Trinidad L.I. on parade | |
| Q52442 | 08/11/1915 | Kingston Jamaica | Departure 1st Merchant's Contingent |
| Q52443 | Trinidad | 1st Trinidad Contingent being inspected | |
| Q52444 | Trinidad | Trinidad Artillery at drill | |
Further Details:
Address:
Photographic Archive,
Imperial War Museum All Saints Annex,
Austral Street,
London SE11
Telephone: 020 7416 5000
Fax: 020 7416 5379
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 10:00 to 16:30 (Closed on Bank Holidays)
Access is by appointment ONLY.
To make an appointment please telephone: 020 7416 5389
If you require a reproduction there is a charge depending on what you wish to use it for.
One of the interesting things about the archive catalogue is that the photographs of the British West Indies Regiment and it's various contingents are labeled either as "Native Troops" or "Native Auxiliaries". Just in case anyone may take offence!
If anyone visiting this page has any other sources of photographs please e-mail me - Thanks.
Frank Goodwill
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