You met a couple of them, wow!! That must've been a moving experience, Marjorie.
Quite a few Guyanese fought in WW2, and there were doctors too. One of my mum's teachers, Teacher Hamilton was a soldier. The father of a relative was in the RAF.
It made me think about all the others in my past who were involved in the war efforts of both WWI and WWII, and I remembered that my own father talked about going to America to help with the WWII campaign in agricultural and industrial positions - he was one of about 50K Caribbeans.
As children, we would dismiss the stories as tall tales, but I have evidence now of the facts.
I still have his army issued belt from his time there.
There are many unrecognised contributions to world peace from the peoples of the African and Asian diasporas.
It is a very painful painting. We must never forget the personal pain that war spreads - like drops of blood in a bowl, the whole of the water is touched by the introduction of the new liquid.
This comment alone makes the post worthwhile producing. Thank you for your response.
It's important to share facts about the previously hidden/neglected contributions of people from the British Commonwealth countries to the war efforts in all British theatres of war.
You met a couple of them, wow!! That must've been a moving experience, Marjorie.
Quite a few Guyanese fought in WW2, and there were doctors too. One of my mum's teachers, Teacher Hamilton was a soldier. The father of a relative was in the RAF.
It was, neena.
It made me think about all the others in my past who were involved in the war efforts of both WWI and WWII, and I remembered that my own father talked about going to America to help with the WWII campaign in agricultural and industrial positions - he was one of about 50K Caribbeans.
As children, we would dismiss the stories as tall tales, but I have evidence now of the facts.
I still have his army issued belt from his time there.
There are many unrecognised contributions to world peace from the peoples of the African and Asian diasporas.
Every day is a school day.
Thanks for this piece. It has enriched my mind. ☺️
I wish more of this information was in our schools and universities.
Will go through all the links later..
You might also find this interesting -
How war is depicted in art. An essay I wrote in 2022 for Art UK : https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-colour-of-war
There's a Hall at UWI (dorm for female students) called Mary Seacole Hall.
Ohhh, that Serb and Muslim painting is painful.
It is a very painful painting. We must never forget the personal pain that war spreads - like drops of blood in a bowl, the whole of the water is touched by the introduction of the new liquid.
This comment alone makes the post worthwhile producing. Thank you for your response.
It's important to share facts about the previously hidden/neglected contributions of people from the British Commonwealth countries to the war efforts in all British theatres of war.