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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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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
Tsunami in the Indian Ocean
1 memorial
Finlays

Finlays

From Finlays we learn that: James Finlay (d. 1790) began his career in Glasgow in the family textile business selling cotton goods. He moved into embroidered muslins and also manufacture. His son K...

Group, Commerce, Food & Drink, Gardens / Agriculture, Africa, Scotland, Sri Lanka

1 memorial
6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

The 6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was raised in 1941 in Caterham, Surrey. In June 1942 it set sail from Liverpool to Syria where it became part of 201st Guards Brigade. It had to guard the borde...

Group, Armed Forces, Africa, Italy, Syria

1 memorial
David Livingstone

David Livingstone

Explorer, missionary, writer and medic. Born at Blantyre, just south of Glasgow. Qualified as a doctor in order to go as a medical missionary to China. Got the source of the Nile wrong and failed t...

Person, Exploring, Religion, Seriously Famous, Africa, Scotland

2 memorials