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Information.
I have put together some links to information that maybe of interest to visitors. If you have any other information that maybe of use and are willing to share it with others please post these on the site Noticeboard (see below).
"If you do not have a voice, you do not have a history"
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| Documents. |
| Military Internet Sites. |
| Museums. |
| Ex-Service Associations. |
| Remembrance Day - 2 Minute Silence |
| Caribbean Internet Links |
Noticeboard.
I have
placed a noticeboard on the site for people to leave questions and share information about
regiments that were formed or served in the British West Indies and Bermuda. It is not
restricted to "Black" regiments but any regiment that served in the area and
Local Defence Regiments and Militia.
Documents
| 1719 - Act of Parliament. St. Kitts-Nevis relief payment. (My St. Kitts and Nevis History Site). |
| 1798 - 1799: Aaron Thomas - The Caribbean Journal of a Royal Navy Seaman. (University of Miami Libraries). |
| 1900 - Standing Orders, St Kitts-Nevis Defence Force. (This site). |
| West
Indies Papers and Records, 1772-1828 (University of Florida). Includes papers about the administration of the British military. |
Public Record Office, Kew, United Kingdom
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| World War One: Soldiers' Papers, 1914-1920 |
| World War One: Disability and Dependants' Pensions |
| World War One: War Dead |
| World War One: Service (Campaign) Medals |
Military Internet Sites
| British Government - Ministry of Defence (Official Site). |
| British Army. (Official Site). |
| Jamaica Defence Force. (Official Site). |
| Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (Official Site). |
| Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth. (T.F.Mills). |
| Jamaica Families - Soldiers (Patricia Jackson). |
| Naval Hospital Cemetery Project - English Harbour, Antigua. (University of Calgary). |
| "Shot at Dawn" - Campaign site seeking the pardon of soldiers who were shot by the British Military Authorities for alleged cowardice and desertion during the First World War. They include in their number two soldiers from the West Indies. |
| Australian Aboriginal Soldier's Homapage (Garth O'Connell). |
| "Black" Canadians and World War I (Quebec English Schools Network). |
Museums
| National Army Museum - UK. (Official Site). |
| Imperial War Museum - UK. (Official Site). |
| Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, St. Kitts (UNESCO). |
Ex-Services Associations.
West Indian Ex-Service Men's Association (UK)The Secretary, N.E. Hawkins.
165/167 Clapham Manor Street,
London,
SW4 6DB.
England.
Telephone: +44 20 7627 0702).
Nottingham West Indian Combined Ex-Services Association.
28 Beaconsfield Street, Hyson Green,
Nottingham,
NG7 6FD.
England.
Royal Air Force Association.
Jamaica 580 Branch.
For Caribbean branch addresses:
Portland Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 2TA.
England.
Telephone: +44 1684 892505
The Jamaica Legion.
Curphey Place,
Kingston 5
Jamaica.
West Indies.
Telephone: +1 (876) 926 2381
Fax: +1 (876) 926 2382
Remembrance Day.
On the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month there is held a 2 minute silence to remember those who lost their lives through war.
| The Global Silence Site |
Caribbean Internet Links
| The Caribbean Home Page Directory. |
| St. Kitts and Nevis History Page. |
| James A McCall - Personal Homepage. |
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