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Black Poppies by Stephen Bourne

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The History Press (2019) Second Edition 256 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0750990821 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0750990820 If you are interested in discovering the many stories of black servicemen and black women during the First World War then begin with Black Poppies - any further reference you may need, whether the next book or an article from the newspaper rec...

ONLINE: Black Poppies by Stephen Bourne

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The presentation will be live and online. Stephen Bourne presents an informative and illustrated talk about the updated edition of his book 'Black Poppies'. In this acclaimed book, Stephen explores the lives of black servicemen of the First World War and Britain's Black community at this time. Stephen will bring to light the day-to-day trials...

The British West Indies Regiment in the First World War - Paul Chambers

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This talk will tell of the formation and experience of the volunteer force of the British West Indies Regiment that served in the Middle East and on the Western Front. This was a unit that suffered some 1500 fatalities, but their story is little known and certainly deserves to be told. Paul is the Chair of the British West India Regiments Trust....