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- British soldiers in the Great War were not only from Britain. Around 1.6 million men from different parts of the Empire served in the war.
- Around 16,000 men from the West Indies served in the British West Indies Regiment. Recruitment for the armed forces was especially strong from Jamaica.
- Some joined up for financial reasons or for adventure, but the majority joined up out of loyalty to Britain in its time of need.
- This picture shows infantrymen in full uniform with rifles, but the West Indies Regiment also provided artillery gunners and many other types of soldiers.
- West Indian troops fought on the Western Front, in Italy and in the Middle East. They suffered around 1,300 casualties in these different campaigns.
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