Stanley Stair
Encyclopedia
Stanley Stair was the last British West Indies Regiment
veteran. He Enlisted into the Infantry
in 1918. At the end of the war he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
He died in Animal Hill, Lucea, Jamaica
, in April 2008 at the age of 107.
British West Indies Regiment
In 1915 the British Army formed a second West Indies regiment from Caribbean volunteers who had made their way to Britain. Initially, these volunteers were drafted into a variety of units within the army, but in 1915 it was decided to group them together into a single regiment, named the British...
veteran. He Enlisted into the Infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
in 1918. At the end of the war he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
He died in Animal Hill, Lucea, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, in April 2008 at the age of 107.
See also
- List of veterans of World War I who died in 2008
- List of last surviving World War I veterans by country