Ypres in Belgium was the site of one of the bloodiest battles British troops were involved in during World War One. There is a large war memorial in the centre of the town (Menin Gate) on which there are 54,896 names of British & British Empire soldiers killed or missing from 1914 - 1917. The tablet below shows the names casualties of the British West Indies Regiment. The names are as follows - Corporal SULLY, F.C. Private CLARKE, E DACRES, G. FORBES, N. GOODEN S. HOWELL C.
Including the beautiful new picture of the Menin Gate - here are the commemorations of these brave soldiers In Memory of Corporal F C SULLY 11631, 8th Bn., British West Indies Regiment who died on 27 September 1917 Remembered with honour YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL In Memory of Private E CLARKE 3587, 3rd Bn., British West Indies Regiment who died on 23 September 1917 Remembered with honour YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL In Memory of Private G DACRES 8375, 3rd Bn., British West Indies Regiment who died on 02 October 1917 Remembered with honour YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL In Memory of Private N FORBES 2790, 3rd Bn., British West Indies Regiment who died on 30 September 1917 Remembered with honour YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL In Memory of Private S GOODEN 12148, 9th Bn., British West Indies Regiment who died on 04 October 1917 Remembered with honour YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL In Memory of Private C HOWELL 10122, 7th Bn., British West Indies Regiment who died on 19 September 1917 Remembered with honour YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
