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Those from Indian Sub-continent, Africa & Caribbean who fought with Britain in the 2 world wars

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Those from Indian Sub-continent, Africa & Caribbean who fought with Britain in the 2 world wars

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Memorial Gates

Designed by Liam O'Connor as a reduced-scale version of Lutyens' monument at ...

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Eva Strasburger

Eva Strasburger

Daughter to Christopher and Irene Turner which explains her being born Tanzania and brought up in other exotic places. She co-founded a publishing company with Roy Strasburger in Southern England b...

Group, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Africa, USA

1 memorial
West African Frontier Force

West African Frontier Force

Formed by the British Colonial Office and served in WW1 and WW2.  In 1928 became the Royal WAFF.  Disbanded in 1960.

Group, Armed Forces, Africa

1 memorial
Olaudah Equiano

Olaudah Equiano

Born in an African village, he was sold into slavery, first locally, then in England, then in America where he managed to buy his freedom. He returned to England and wrote the first autobiography o...

Person, Literature, Race Issues, Africa

6 memorials
Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah

First President and first Prime Minister of Ghana.  Born in the Gold Coast Colony, now Ghana.  Birth date uncertain.  As a young man he studied first in the USA and then London, at the LSE.  While ...

Person, Politics & Administration, Africa, Ghana

1 memorial
Khadija Saye

Khadija Saye

Born London. Also known as Ya-Haddy Sisi Saye. Gambian-British photographer. Her photography explored her Gambian-British identity and was exhibited in the Diaspora Pavilion at the Venice Biennale ...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Tragedy, Africa

1 memorial