Caribbean Memorial
Royal NavyRoyal AirforceBritish ArmyMerchant NavyUnited KingdomJamaicaAnguillaBermudaTurks & Caicos IslandsDominicaAntiguaGuyanaTrinidad & TobagoSt. Kitts & NevisSt. VincentBelizeGrenadaBarbadosBahamasMontserratBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsSt. LuciaThe GambiaGhanaNigeriaSouthern CameroonsSierra LeoneKenyaUgandaTanzaniaSouth AfricaZambiaFiji

Royal Navy

Alan Wilmot, World War ll Veteran, Royal Navy & Royal Air Force

Royal Marines and The Windrush Generation

Royal Airforce

Caribbean RAF Personnel

Pilots of the Caribbean exhibition RAF Cosford

Veronica Pickering, Executive Coach and Mentor , Child Protection Consultant, Honorary Air Commodore

Alan Wilmot, World War ll Veteran, Royal Navy & Royal Air Force

Ulrich Cross

Herbert Percival Thomas

The meeting of 4 x Royal Air Force veterans at the COMMONWEALTH DAY SERVICE 11th MARCH 2019 at MEMORIAL GATES, CONSTITUTION HILL, LONDON

Left to right: Neil Flanigan WW11, seated Alan Wilmot WW11, Donald Campbell & Albert Jarrett WW11

Image Credit: RAF Marham Facebook

Black History Month - the Nigerian Prince who made his own way to England to join the RAF in wartime

Akin Shenbanjo (second from left) (Source: Neville Shenbanjo)

British Army

The Caribbean’s Great War

The untold story of WW1’s forgotten Black Regiments. Alt History - BBC

Euan Lucie-Smith (14 December 1889 – 25 April 1915) was a British Army second lieutenant of World War I, of mixed British and Afro-Caribbean descent. He was one of the first mixed-heritage infantry officers in a regular British Army regiment, and the first killed in World War I.

Remembering Pvt Herbert Morris 6th Battalion BWIR WW1 NMA 19/09/2021 by We Shall Tell Their Story

Ben Amponsah, Former and First Black Army Officer, Royal Tank Regiment, now a Psychotherapist

Warrant Officer Class 2 Susan Kier tells the story of the history of the British West Indian Regiment (BWIR)

Gunner Errol Leroy Gordon

Gunner 24115910 Errol Leroy GORDON 29 (Corunna) Battery, 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery killed in their Land Rover by a landmine near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland while on mobile patrol 7th August 1972 aged 22 along with L/Bombardier David Patrick WYNNE Born 22nd April 1950 in Kingston, Jamica. His last journey was at Salisbury Crematorium, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Photo Credit: militaryimages.net

Merchant Navy

United Kingdom

Steve McQueen

BFI At Home, Subnormal, A British Scandal Q&A With Steve McQueen

Chris Day - Black Glass Blower Wolverhampton

Roy Hackett - Bristol Bus strike Windrush figure speaks of his experience of racism

15 untold Black History inventors were not taught at schools

Paying Tribute at Seaford Cemetery. Black History Month. Commonwealth War Graves

Black Pound Day launch at Westfield Stratford with Swiss

Henrietta Lacks died after being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where her cancer cells were taken from her body and studied without her knowledge or consent

Dr Vanley Burke Story - The Guardian

RPS Award 2021 recipients including DR Vanley Burke

Jamaican Wolves

Life under British Colonialism in the West Indies

WW2 forgotten Army West Africa’s soldiers in Burma

The reasons why Black Lives Matter

Alison Hammond on her New Documentary Learning about Black History | This Morning

Alison Hammond: Back To School Extra | Our ITV Talent Discuss The Lost Parts of British History

Septimius Severus: The African Roman Emperor that shaped Britain

Stephen Wiltshire MBE the Human Camera (Autistic Savant Documentary Real Stories)

Paying Tribute at Seaford Cemetery - Black History Month - Commonwealth War Graves

Jamaican Educator Angela Moore Trail Blaze in The UK

Black Power: British Story of Resistance - BBC

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance - Winston Trew

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance with Director George Oponsah

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (Full Documentary)

Windrush Foundation
Sam King Windrush Pioneers - 1948

WWII servicemen meeting HRH Prince Charles at St James’s Palace in June 1998, in celebration of Windrush Day: the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks.   Photo credit: Dr Clinton Monfries

Maroons of Dominica (Meg Mawan) A British Nightmare

Cllr Jackie Taylor, Deputy Mayor, Sandwell Borough Council, first Black Councillor in Sandwell

The Uprising of The Kikuyu People in Kenya

Mau Mau Uprising - Bloody History of Kenya Conflict

Falklands Commemoration Event at the National Memorial Arboretum

WW2 Brown Babies : A little know part of British 20th Century History: BBC World Service

“Racism is as British as a Cup of Tea” Kehinde Andrews Say Many Black Brits Don’t Mourn the Queen

Introducing the new Mayor of Wolverhampton - Cllr Sandra Samuels

BBC News - Wolverhampton elects first black mayor in nearly 200 years

Warrant Officer Class 2 Susan Kier tells the story of the history of the British West Indian Regiment (BWIR)

Tanzanian born Mr Jatinder Ghataora

The Poppy Flower for British African and Caribbean Service Personnel.

This Poppy Flower was designed and created by Mr Jatinder Ghataora, to express his gratitude for the military support and Standard Bearers parade at his RAF veteran brother's funeral.

Jatinder's family was so touched and appreciative of the respectful, dignified send off for their beloved departed member, that he felt compelled to reciprocate by designing the Poppy Flower as a gift.

Jatinder, who has a degree in Illustration, designed a Poppy Flower in the colours of the Jamaican flag, which was then expanded to include other British African and Caribbean country flags.

The Poppy Flower has proven very popular with the public who have purchased in support of the symbolism and representation of the military contribution by their respective country.

It has also been immortalised by Wolverhampton artist, Keith Gilbert, who made a clay sculpture of the Poppy Flower, now on display in the Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

A resounding appreciation to Jatinder for his creativity and vision of representation, acknowledging African and Caribbean military personnel for their contributions to Britain.

By Donald Campbell
November 2021

An animated version of the Poppy Flower created by Mr Gavin Campbell Jnr

Jamaica

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 9,977

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

More about Jamaica>>

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

A Super Quick History of Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaican War Veteran speaks of racism

A view of ‘Forward Together’ monument in Birmingham

Chris Day - Black Glass Blower Wolverhampton

Roy Hackett - Bristol Bus strike Windrush figure speaks of his experience of racism

Dr Vanley Burke Story - The Guardian

RPS Award 2021 recipients including DR Vanley Burke

1st Black Woman to Earn a Ph. D in Neuroscience at University of Rochester - September 1 2020

Jamaican Wolves

A day in the life of Sir Willard White

Alan Wilmot, World War ll Veteran, Royal Navy & Royal Air Force

Euan Lucie-Smith (14 December 1889 – 25 April 1915) was a British Army second lieutenant of World War I, of mixed British and Afro-Caribbean descent. He was one of the first mixed-heritage infantry officers in a regular British Army regiment, and the first killed in World War I.

Meeting Mr Stanley Francis age 100 World War 2 Veteran Royal Air Force

Jamaican Educator Angela Moore Trail Blaze in The UK

Major Helda Outside N Musta Podcast Jamaica JDF - Episode 1

Major Helda Outside N Musta Podcast Jamaica JDF - Episode 2

Bonds of Promised Land - A Chinese Jamaican Story

Germans in Jamaica

The Story of Marcus Garvey A Documentary

The Legacy of Marcus Garvey with Dr Julius Garvey

Marcus Garvey accomplished the largest Black movement in history

DID YOU KNOW? A World War 2 CONCENTRATION CAMP, in Kingston, Jamaica

Wes Hall:The Making of a Bag Street King : The Agenda

Caribbean Association of Military Professionals(CAMP) Honouring Our Veterans: Sunrise:CVMTV

Jamaica’s Richest Woman Trisha Bailey : TVJ Jamaica Report

Herbert Percival Thomas

Gunner Errol Leroy Gordon

Gunner 24115910 Errol Leroy GORDON 29 (Corunna) Battery, 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery killed in their Land Rover by a landmine near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland while on mobile patrol 7th August 1972 aged 22 along with L/Bombardier David Patrick WYNNE Born 22nd April 1950 in Kingston, Jamica. His last journey was at Salisbury Crematorium, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Photo Credit: militaryimages.net

Anguilla

More about Anguilla>>

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

Bermuda

Bermudians served in the British armed forces during both World War I and World War II. After the latter, Major-General Glyn Charles Anglim Gilbert, Bermuda's highest-ranking soldier, was instrumental in developing the Bermuda Regiment. A number of other Bermudians and their descendants had preceded him into senior ranks, including Bahamian-born Admiral Lord Gambier, and Bermudian-born Royal Marines Brigadier Harvey. When promoted to Brigadier at age 39, following his wounding at the Anzio landings, Harvey became the youngest-ever Royal Marine Brigadier. The Cenotaph in front of the Cabinet Building (in Hamilton) was erected in tribute to Bermuda's Great War dead (the tribute was later extended to Bermuda's Second World War dead) and is the site of the annual Remembrance Day commemoration.

The Information above was obtained from Wikipedia.
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Turks & Caicos Islands

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

More about Turks & Caicos Islands>>

Dominica

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

More about Dominica>>

Maroons of Dominica (Meg Mawan) A British Nightmare

Antigua

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 225*

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110**

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

More about Antigua>>

*Leeward Islands (Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat)
**Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

Guyana

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

More about Guyana>>

Trinidad & Tobago

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 1,438

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

More about Trinidad & Tobago>>

Indo-American Caribbean

Remembrance of PO David Merry and LAC George Conway

Dr James McGrath Re-Lord Woodbine Calypsonian, Panman and Mentor to the Beatles

Tribute to Ulric Cross WW11 Veteran RAF, ORTT, CM, DSO, DFC

Takin' a Chance

Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidad-born American jazz and classical pianist and singer. She was an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film.

Hazel Scott Wikipedia

Ulrich Cross

St. Kitts & Nevis

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 225*
Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110**

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

More about Saint Kitts & Nevis>>

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Leeward Islands (Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat)
**Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

Felix Dexter BBC TV Tribute

St. Vincent

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 305

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

More about St. Vincent>>

Belize

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

More about Belize>>

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Grenada

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 441

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

More about Grenada>>

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

Grenada, Bank of England and Slavery: KrisMGvlogs

Barbados

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 811

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

More about Barbados>>

African Union CARICOM Summit

Icons in Surgery: Kenneth A Forde MD, FACS, FASCRS, FACG

Stephen Wiltshire MBE the Human Camera (Autistic Savant Documentary Real Stories)

Bahamas

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 493

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

More about Bahamas>>

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Montserrat

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 225*

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110**

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Leeward Islands (Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat)
**Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

More about Montserrat>>

British Virgin Islands

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

More about British Virgin Islands>>

Cayman Islands

Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*

In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

More about Cayman Islands>>

St. Lucia

Men served in the British Armed Forces - 354
Women served in the British Armed Forces - 110*
In times of war many people are sent to the front line, often without the necessary tools or equipment. When it comes to the victory days and praise some are no where to be seen, yes, missing from the headlines or even the fine print.

Many Caribbean men and women left the warmth of their shores, mostly with the thought of helping to support or defend Britain during WW1 & WW2. For the most recent, WW2, they arrived in Britain, often with the inner feeling of joy of setting foot on ‘Mother Country’ the promise land.

Some were lumber jacks in Scotland, others were engineers, tradesmen of some sort, but many were military who donned the Kings’s uniform or whatever clothing that enable them to carry out their duties.

*Total combined number for all Caribbean Islands

St Lucia has one surviving WWII veteran in the person of Mr Haynes Cyril who was part of the West Indian regiment formed that deployed to Italy towards war's end and then was used to escort 4,000 German POWs to Egypt

More about St. Lucia>>

Stephen Wiltshire MBE the Human Camera (Autistic Savant Documentary Real Stories)

How the log book journey started

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The Gambia

Life in Africa

Ghana

Ben Amponsah, Former and First Black Army Officer, Royal Tank Regiment, now a Psychotherapist

Nigeria

Maggie Aderin-Pocock British Nigerian Scientist

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Image Credit: Imperial College London

Beth Rigby speaks to Festus Akinbusoye, who came to Britain as a 13-year-old migrant and went on to become Britain’s first black Police Crime Commissioner

Financial Literacy and Wellbeing with Peter Komolafe

African Millionaires in America

Southern Cameroons

Sierra Leone

BRITAIN'S BLACK SAILORS

Recruited from volunteers from Sierra Leone, many of whom have never seen the sea before.

Liverpool has the oldest community of black people in the UK.

Liverpool, England, has an old community of black sailors from Sierra Leone that settled there over hundred years ago. It is not uncommon to hear a seemingly white person from Liverpool talk about his/her Sierra Leonean heritage. Freetown to Liverpool was the gateway to the UK from West Africa in the 1800s. Sierra Leonean sailors were a big part of the shipping crew. Culled

Ronald Andrew Lisk-Carew, Standard Bearer for The Royal West African Frontier Force, Sierra Leone Battalion

The Commonwealth War Graves, King Tom, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Arrival of the Ss Empire Windrush

Notable Krio – Johnny Henry Smythe OBE

Eddy Smythe (son of World War2 Veteran Aircrew Johnny Smythe) Chats with TFG

The Log Book Project: Remembering Johnny Smythe, WW11 Veteran RAF

Remembering Jimi London Bridge Rescuer Being Called a Hero is Overwhelming

Celebrating the 230th Anniversary of Freetown Sierra Leone

World War II Veteran Pa Sorie Sesay clocks 101 years

Moses Tinga Sesay Strong Memories Repay

Kenya

The Uprising of The Kikuyu People in Kenya

Mau Mau Uprising - Bloody History of Kenya Conflict

Financial Literacy and Wellbeing with Peter Komolafe

Veronica Pickering, Executive Coach and Mentor, Child Protection Consultant, Honorary Air Commodore

The First Kenyan female athlete to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games

The World needs to know that the tea exported from Kericho, Kenya, is blood tea

Image Credit: RAF Marham Facebook

Uganda

Tanzania

Tanzanian born Mr Jatinder Ghataora

The Poppy Flower for British African and Caribbean Service Personnel.

This Poppy Flower was designed and created by Mr Jatinder Ghataora, to express his gratitude for the military support and Standard Bearers parade at his RAF veteran brother's funeral.

Jatinder's family was so touched and appreciative of the respectful, dignified send off for their beloved departed member, that he felt compelled to reciprocate by designing the Poppy Flower as a gift.

Jatinder, who has a degree in Illustration, designed a Poppy Flower in the colours of the Jamaican flag, which was then expanded to include other British African and Caribbean country flags.

The Poppy Flower has proven very popular with the public who have purchased in support of the symbolism and representation of the military contribution by their respective country.

It has also been immortalised by Wolverhampton artist, Keith Gilbert, who made a clay sculpture of the Poppy Flower, now on display in the Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

A resounding appreciation to Jatinder for his creativity and vision of representation, acknowledging African and Caribbean military personnel for their contributions to Britain.

By Donald Campbell
November 2021

An animated version of the Poppy Flower created by Mr Gavin Campbell Jnr

South Africa

How Tribal : Black on Black Violence was deliberately created by Apartheid government

Gravitas : A ‘whites only’ town in South Africa

Zambia

Jonathan Kruger shares his experiences and jaw-dropping chats he had with World War 2 Veterans in Zambia Part A

Jonathan Kruger, Kitwe, Zambia, gives a visual tour of his outstanding military museum. Part B

Jonathan Kruger & Real Heroes of Zambia

Fiji

Fiji was only peripherally involved in World War I. One memorable incident occurred in September 1917 when Count Felix von Luckner arrived at Wakaya Island, off the eastern coast of Viti Levu, after his raider, SMS Seeadler, had run aground in the Cook Islands following the shelling of Papeete in the French colony of Tahiti.

More about Fiji>>

You Guys are History - Mark Butcher

Indo-American Caribbean