Posted on 14 December 2011. Tags: D DAY, Forgotten war, Imperial War Museum, Malaya, VE day, asian soldiers, billy strachan, black airmen, black soldiers, bomber command, lancaster bombers, war commonwealth

Wed, May 3 1995 - Guardian
Black Soldiers in WW2
In the early years of the second world war, Britain made frequent requests for help from its colonies. One man to respond was Billy Strachan. Like most Jamaicans at the time he regarded Britain as his homeland, and enlisting it seemed a natural option.
"I went to the ...
Posted in African History, Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month UK, Black Soldiers, Black Women, Caribbean History