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Return of B.W.I. R

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A massive crowd turns out to welcome members of the British West Indies Regiment as they return from the World War

Return of last contingent

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The last contingent of the British West Indies Regiment disembarks the ship that is docked at the pier, as they return from the War.

Group of West India Regiment Officers 1905

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A group of thirty-one officers from the West India Regiment, 1905. In the background is a large three storey building.

Colonel Blackden

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Portrait of a moustached Colonel L.S. Blackden, dressed in suit and tie. He is looking away from the camera.

Salomon de la Seva's squad, 3rd Battalion Royal North Lancashire Regiment

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Members of the 3rd Batallion Royal North Lancashire Regiment or 'Foreign Legion' as they were called because they came from various countries.

Item 8 - West India Regiment Album

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An unidentified member of the West India Regiment, standing by a small table and dressed in military uniform.

Item 11 - West India Regiment Album

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Two soldiers of different ranks in the West India Regiment standing together; one salutes the other.

Embarking for Tambi expedition

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West India Regiment marching at the dock on their way to the Tambi expedition in 1892.

Tambi in flames

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Tambi after an explosion during the 1892 expedition by the West India Regiment.