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🌍57 veterans
Commonwealth & Allied Forces
The British Empire's war effort drew upon the extraordinary contributions of people from across the Commonwealth. Indian soldiers fought in North Africa, Italy, and Burma. The Merchant Navy braved the Atlantic to keep supply lines open. Medical corps personnel served wherever they were needed. This collection recognises the diversity of those who fought together for a common cause.
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Cardiff
🚢Merchant Navy
Thomas Evan
1899 – 1941
Chief Officer
SS Donovania
Cardiff
🌍Commonwealth
Prince Tommy
1915 – 1977
Sergeant
1st Special Service Force (Devil's Brigade)
Leeds
🏥Medical
Lawrence Dorothy
1916 – 2009
Sister (QA)
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Southampton
🚢Merchant Navy
King Ernest
1905 – 1943
Chief Engineer
SS Empire Dorado
Liverpool
🏥Medical
Chavasse Noel Godfrey
1884 – 1917
Captain (Medical Officer)
RAMC / King's Liverpool Regiment
Bristol
🚢Merchant Navy
Bates Percy
1913 – 1941
Merchant Seaman
SS Donovania
Leeds
🌍Commonwealth
Sharma Gopal
1917 – 1945
Jemadar
5th Mahratta Light Infantry
Edinburgh
🏥Medical
McIntyre Agnes
1916 – 2002
Sister
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Edinburgh
🏥Medical
Kuznetsova Anna Sergeevna
1923 – 2010
Junior Lieutenant
Military Medical Service
Cardiff
🏥Medical
Williams Mary
1919 – 2007
Staff Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
Bristol
🏥Medical
Lewis Henry
1913 – 1995
Lance Corporal
Royal Army Medical Corps
Birmingham
🌍Commonwealth
Singh Rajesh
1916 – 1943
Havildar
4th Indian Division
Brighton
🚢Merchant Navy
Hart James
1910 – 1945
Chief Engineer
SS Empire Heritage
Leeds
🌍Commonwealth
Singh Gurnam
1920 – 1998
Havildar Major
2nd Punjab Regiment
Liverpool
🚢Merchant Navy
Blackwood Arthur James
1911 – 1942
Chief Engineer
Merchant Navy — SS Donovania
Leeds
🏥Medical
Hartley Elizabeth Anne
1919 – 2008
Nurse
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Birmingham
🌍Commonwealth
Hassan Abdul Rahman
1918 – 1986
Lance Naik
Royal Indian Army Service Corps
Manchester
🌍Commonwealth
Singh Rajesh Kumar
1916 – 1944
Subedar
1st Punjab Regiment
Birmingham
🌍Commonwealth
Patel Harold George
1918 – 1990
Havildar
4th Indian Division
Southampton
🚢Merchant Navy
Blackwell Percy
1920 – 1998
Dock Foreman
Southampton Docks War Service
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