British West Indies Regiment

British West Indies Regiment
British West Indies Regiment
	Soldiers of the British West Indies Regiment on the Albert to Amiens Road, September 1916
Active	1915–1921
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Role	Infantry
Size	15,601; (397 officers and 15,204 men)
Engagements	World War I
Battle honours	Messines 1917; Ypres 1917; Polygon Wood; Broodseinde; Poelcappelle; Passchendaele; Pursuit to Mons; France and Flanders 1916–18; Italy 1918; Rumani; Egypt 1916–17; Battles of Gaza; El Mughar; Nebi Samwil; Jerusalem; Jaffa; Battle of Megiddo 1918; Nablus; Palestine 1917–18;

The British West Indies Regiment (1915 - 1921) (BWIR) was a unit of the British Army during the First World War, formed of volunteers from British colonies in the West Indies. The regiment was fifteen thousand strong, with fifteen hundred losing their life in the war.^[2]

^ "The British West Indies Regiment in 1914-1918". The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War of 1914–1918. 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
^ King, Hannah (9 October 2024). "British West Indies Regiment finally honoured after a century of silence". www.forcesnews.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[1] "The British West Indies Regiment in 1914-1918". The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War of 1914–1918. 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[:0-2] King, Hannah (9 October 2024). "British West Indies Regiment finally honoured after a century of silence". www.forcesnews.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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