Letters Home
A narrative poem in three voices, tracing the journey of a young man and his friends from a World War I recruitment meeting in St Lucia to a military training camp in Seaford, East Sussex during 1915-1916.
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Ancient Society of Foresters Friendly Society meet BWIR members of the Pride of Hope Court of the Foresters of Trinidad, Seaford 1915. Photo credit: Seaford Museum & Heritage Society
Headstone of Nelson Février (British West Indies Regiment, died 5 January 1916); Seaford cemetery, maintained by Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Headstone of Dennis Février (British West Indies Regiment, died 22 January 1916); Seaford cemetery, grave maintained by Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
A recruiting meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1916, Imperial War Museum (IWM)
Recruitment poster from the Bahamas (IWM)
Inspection of troops, 2nd contingent, Kingston, Jamaica, January 1916 (IWM)