Catalogue description Confirms that Trinidad easily expects to raise a further 100 recruits for the British...

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Details of CO 295/498/36
Reference: CO 295/498/36
Description:

Confirms that Trinidad easily expects to raise a further 100 recruits for the British army. Suggests that they should form part of a West India Regiment that would assemble in Jamaica. Refers to 'coloured West Indian recruits' and to payment of passages.

Unnumbered telegram, folios 281-288.

Date: 1915 May 30
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: 24965/1915
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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