The U.K. recently unveiled a monument in remembrance of the thousands of African and Caribbean soldiers who fought and died in the service of the kingdom during the First and Second World Wars. Described as the first of its kind in the U.K., the monument carries the names of the African and Caribbean regiments in both wars. “I hope this memorial will remind us of the ongoing contribution of our African and Caribbean communities to our country and to the defense of our country,” Fallon said. Black ServiceThousands of able-bodied young men from British colonies in Africa and the Caribbean volunteered to serve in the Army and Navy, after Britain joined World War I in 1914. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said, “Britain owes an enormous debt to the African and Caribbean service men and women who fought alongside their British-based peers during the First and Second World Wars.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 26, 2017 15:00 UTC