Read this article to learn about West Indian soldiers in the First World War. West Indian and African soldiers provided much needed manpower in fighting the First World War but also faced extreme prejudice. When war was declared in 1914, the West Indies offered to send contingents of men to fight alongside Britain. The British […]

Read this article to learn about Indian soldiers in the First World War. At the outbreak of the First World War, the Indian Army numbered 240,000 men; by 1918 it had grown to nearly 550,000. Most recruits came from the north of India, especially the Punjab. The Indian army at the time was made up […]

Read this article to learn about Chinese Labourers in the First World War. 1915 was the worst year of the war for Britain and France. The British Army had suffered many casualties in previous battles and the war seemed no closer to ending. At the start of 1916, the British Army needed men so much […]