Why Fight for Britain? Black Soldiers 1790’s to 1948, Sun 31.1.10
Sunday 31st January 1.30pm-5.00pm Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North. Adm: Free. First come, first served Bring pen and pad and be on time www.iwm.org.uk An investigation of loyalty within the British Empire to explain why black troops would want to fight and die for Britain a country that had enslaved their ancestors […]
Before War and Windrush, 26 July
(left) Gershon Brown (Guyana) served in World War 1 and fought in a crucial battle in Palestine against the Turkish Army who were allies of the Germans (right) Eugent Clarke (Jamaica) also served in the British West Indies Regiment and was present at Taranto when the troops rebelled against being told to clean the toilets […]