Google
black and asian soldiers in WW1 webquest - resources

Resources

You should use the following websites to help you find out about the contribution that Black and Asian people made during the First World War:

General websites about contributions from around the Empire

We were there This is from the Ministry of Defence and also has some excellent images and details about the contributions from the different parts of the Empire including details about Khudadad Khan VC and Indra Lal Roy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/military This is a short article that gives the numbers of soldiers that fought for the British Army from around the Empire

The Caribbean experience

http://www.mgtrust.org/car1.htm This is a site about the contribution of people from the Caribbean

BBC film clip about the British West Indian Regiment

Jamaica and the First World War A very detailed article covering the British West Indies Regiment and the Mutiny at Taranto after the war finished

The British West Indies Regiment Article from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies

The Forgotten Soldiers This is an excellent article, from the Guardian Newspaper, about George Blackman, from Jamaica, who was interviewed in 2002 at the age of 107 about his experiences fighting in the First World War

Eugent Clarke This is an article about Eugent Clarke, the oldest known World War 1 veteran in Jamaica who met the Queen at the age of 108

The Indian experience

http://www.mgtrust.org/ind1.htm This is a site about the contribution of people from India

BBC History: India and the Western Front Very detailed article covering the Indian army in France

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/people/lalroy.htm This is from the National Archives and focuses on the most famous Indian pilot of the First World War Indra Lal Roy

British Library some primary source material including photos

Film clip about Indian soldiers

The African experience

http://www.mgtrust.org/afr1.htm This is a site about the contribution of people from Africa

BBC World Service Excellent material about Africa's contribution to the war effort and recruitment of African soldiers, with audio clips. You can also find about the fighting that took place in Africa here

Fantastic photos of African soldiers in the French army

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa This is a general site about African soldiers in the British, French and German armies

back next 1 2 3 4 5 6