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A photograph which shows recruits from Trinidad and Barbados being enrolled in the British West Indies Regiment (BWIR). During the First World War, thousands of men from the West Indies volunteered to support the British imperial war effort. The recruits are being sworn in before the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Charles Wakefield.

Document of the Week: Recruits of the British West Indies Regiment, 1916

Mary Wills
Published 14th July, 2025 3 min read
A letter on aged paper, written in March 1845, from the Bishop of New Zealand to the Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG).

Document of the Week: Hōne Heke and Māori Resistance to British Colonial Rule

Mary Wills
Published 9th June, 2025 3 min read
A black and white scan of a handwritten journal entry, dated Friday, Jan. 20th 1899.

Document of the Week: Cultural Interactions in the Journal of Missionary Edward Bernau, 1899

Mary Wills
Published 28th April, 2025 3 min read
Neat cursive handwriting written in thick black ink, making up the body of a letter.

Document of the Week: Mico Charity Schools in Trinidad, 1839

Mary Wills
Published 31st March, 2025 3 min read
A list written in cursive handwriting, of enslaved Africans released from a slave ship by the Royal Navy.

Document of the Week: List of “Liberated Africans” in Sierra Leone, 1808

Mary Wills
Published 3rd February, 2025 3 min read
An illustration of enslaved people carrying tools. They are set against a landscape of palm trees.

From the Archive: Researching the Lives of Enslaved People

Mary Wills
Published 7th March, 2024 24 min read
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