Diary July 26, 1916

07-1916, Diary WWI, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

The 2nd West India Regiment embarking for East Africa. Unlike the native African units, the English-speaking West Indians were regulars and dressed, leading the puzzled local inhabitants to describe them as ‘Black Europeans’.

Diary for Wednesday, July 26, 1916:

African Fronts

East Africa: Gold Coast Regiment lands at Mombasa (2nd West Indian Regiment arrives on July 27).
Western Desert: British-Italian armoured car raid from Sollum.

Home Fronts

Britain – Commissions of Enquiry into Dardanelles (Cromer) and Mesopotamia (Hamilton).
Lloyd George vilifies conscientious objectors. Central Tribunal (July 27) finds 4,378 genuine cases (692 refuse to appear); 250 sent to Dyce near Aberdeen stone quarries late August for 8d pd, 1 dies early September.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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