YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 9002 1 326 235Many men—who saw active service in the last war, belong to the Jamaica “ Home Guard.” These men, of the St. Andrew Division, are learning to use a Lewis gun. MEN AND women of the West Indies, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and British Honduras have made a whole-hearted contribution towards an Allied victory. They know what is at stake and they are determined to pull their weight to win. The men have fully manned the Local Defence Corps and Home Guard Forces, and increased taxation has been willingly paid for the big new defence plans. Women have taken their full share in these war-time preparations, too. In each colony, an efficient Red Cross service has been formed, and many of them have trained in First-aid and Air Raid Precautions. They have helped in many other ways as well. In Jamaica, for instance, refugees from Gibraltar are being looked after, and the Bahamas’ War Children’s Committee have 41 children from the United Kingdom under their care. One of the greatest changes that the war has brought to Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and the West Indies is the leasing of defence bases to the United States of America, in Bermuda, Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, Trinidad, the Bahamas and British Guiana. The establishment of these great naval and air bases is vital in the defence plan of the Western hemisphere, and has brought home to the people of the West Indies the fact that these islands, in spite of their distance from the present battlefields, are threatened by the growing menace to the world. By leasing these bases, the people of Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and the West Indies have made an important contribution to victory, and they have made it very willingly. The Kingston Division of the Jamaica “ Home Guard,” drawn up for an official inspection. _ . ________________________________________________ •________________________ pr Jgg&v I* These volunteers of the Bahamas’ Red Cross have sent many valuable supplies to Britain’s home front—clothes for Blitz victims and comforts for the troops. ■ vhome frontThe sugar-cane industry in Jamaica is sending supplies of sugar to Britain. Jamaica has also increased her growth of other important crops. n*Vv A, AJny: Sea Island cotton is important in the making of camouflage nets for the army and barrage balloons to protect Britain’s war industries, The bauxite industry of British Guiana is being greatly extended to meet the demands of Britain’s aircraft factories for supplies of aluminium. \ IN A war OF FAR-FLUNG battlefields, shipping is of vital importance to carry arms, munitions and supplies to the many war fronts. That is why each colony has been asked to increase its local production of food to the maximum in order to release ships from the task of bringing them food for more vital war-work. The Supply Conference in Jamaica in May, 1942, suggested various ways. The Colonies have responded admirably to this appeal and each has increased its local production of crops and vegetables. Large quantities of rice are being grown in Trinidad for home use and also in British Guiana for the other West Indian Colonies. Jamaica has increased her crops of maize, beans and peas, green vegetables, yams and sweet potatoes, and margarine and condensed milk are now being made. In Barbados, sugar estate proprietors are obliged to cultivate at least 25 per cent, of their acreage in food crops. In addition, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad, Barbados and British Guiana are also growing sugar for Britain. The provision of raw materials used in the manu- facture of war supplies is also vital to the war effort, for making weapons that will eventually knock the Axis nations out of the war. In British Guiana, the bauxite industry is being greatly extended and large quantities are smelted in Canada for making aluminium, used in aircraft production. Trinidad is increasing her petro- leum output, used in the fuelling of ships and aircraft and also her pitch and asphalt industries. Her petro- leum output rose by a million and a half barrels in 1939 and is still increasing. British Guiana has hopes of developing an oil industry of her own. The valuable supplies of Sea Island cotton which help to make camouflage nets for the Army and barrage balloons to protect Britain’s homes and factories from enemy bombers come from St. Vincent in the Windward Islands, from Barbados and the Leeward Islands. British Honduras produces large quantities of mahogany for the making of training aircraft propellors. At present, British merchant ships must carry only vital supplies of war, but when victory is assured, these merchant ships will return to the West Indies once more to carry their valuable products all over the world and thereby increase the prosperity of the Colonies.The Chinese community of Trinidad and Tobago have presented the British Red Cross with two ambulances. Here is one being shipped for foreign service. This lighter aircraft is a gift from St. Kitts in the Leeward Islands for front-line defence of Britain’s homes and war factories against enemy raiders. the hearts of all men and women from the West Indies, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and British Honduras are with the British Empire and her Allies in this great crusade against evil and oppression. As a proof of this, generous gifts have poured into Britain ever since the war began—money for aircraft, ambulances, mobile canteens, comforts for the troops and relief for air raid victims. Jamaica has presented a fine squadron of “ Blenheim ” bombers, some of which took part recently in the very heavy bombing raids over Germany. Trinidad has given a squadron of “ Spitfires ” for front-line defence of Britain’s vital war industries. British Guiana, British Honduras, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Leeward and Windward Islands have also given their names to aircraft based in Britain. In many blitzed towns in Britain, you can see mobile canteens bearing the names of these Colonies. They do wonderful work in the bombed cities, bringing hot food and drinks to men and women who have lost their homes in the night’s Blitz. Some of the Governments have offered loans to help the war effort and some have issued their own savings certificates. Many of the women have given their services volun- tarily to working parties, making clothes for Britain’s Blitz victims and knitting comforts for the troops. In Trinidad alone, there are about 1,400 of these working parties. Nearly every fortnight since war began, between twenty and thirty crates of knitted goods have been sent from the Bahamas to Britain. Women from Barbados sent a treasure-chest, full of silver trinkets, which made £1,000 for war charities in Britain. The people of Jamaica have given ambulances to the Red Cross for active service overseas. 1 ♦ S % ' \One of the brave merchant seamen from the West Indies learning to fire a Lewis gun, so that he will be able to help protect his ship’s valuable cargo from enemy bombers. Three cheerful Jamaicans who are serving with the Canadian Forces. From left to right, they are Bombardier H. A. Brown, who is a machine-gun instructor, Gunner J. Clarke and Gunner A. Jennings. on over i5ooo MEN and women have volunteered to join the Army and the Royal Air Force in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the Royal Navy and in the Merchant Service are many other volunteers, braving great hazards to carry food and arms to the Allies. The Colonies have just cause to be proud of their sons and daughters who have been decorated for valour on foreign battlefields. These are some of the decorations that have been awarded to citizens of the West Indies, Bermuda and British Guiana :— Barbados. The Distinguished Service Order to Lieut. J. S. Manning, R.N. (Fleet Air Arm).. The Military Cross to Captain J. A. L. Peebles (Dorset Regiment). Bermuda. The Distinguished Flying Medal to Sergeant Pilot Watlington (Royal Air Force). British guiana. The Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight-Lieut. Ian M. MacDougall (Royal Air Force). Jamaica. The Distinguished Service Order and the Order of the British Empire to Group Captain J. A. Powell (Royal Air Force). The Croix de Guerre to Lieut. R. G. Sturdy (Royal Navy). The Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight-Lieut. Anthony Spooner (Royal Air Force). The Distinguished Flying Cross to Squadron Leader C. G. S. Rowan Robinson (Royal Air Force). st. lucia. The Distinguished Flying Cross to Flying Officer Penrith Beauchamp (Royal Air Force). trinidad. The Distinguished Conduct Medal to Sergeant W. Gilchrist. DECORATIONS AWARDED TO MEN FROM THE WEST INDIES The Distinguished Service Order awarded to Lieut. J. S. Manning, R.N. (Fleet Air Arm) and Group Cap- tain J. A. Powell (Royal Air Force). The Order of the British Empire awarded to Group Captain J. A. Powell (Royal Air Force). Distinguished Con- duct Medal awarded to Sergeant W. Gilchrist. Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to Flight-Lieut. Anthony Spooner (Royal Air Force). The Croix de Guerre awarded to Lieut. R. G. Sturdy (Royal Navy).active servicConstantine Higgins is from Kingston, Jamaica, and is a skilled fitter. Here he is shown in a tank factory, fitting a wheel to a tank. From his home in sunny, peaceful Jamaica, Arthur Jones went to take his place at a production bench in a factory somewhere in the north of England. 600 experienced loggers, from British Honduras, arc working in the big forests of Scotland, felling trees and preparing them for use in the shipyards, and for pit props in the coal mines. Many of these men have been used to felling trees of six or seven feet in diameter, of mahogany and other hard woods, and they find their present job of cutting soft wood trees, of two feet in girth at the most, child’s play ! Most of the men brought their own special axes and hatchets, in which they take great pride. They live in big camps in the forests and they have made a great contribution to the war effort with their skill in forestry. Women, too, have volunteered for wr.r-work overseas. About thirty girls from the West Indies have joined' the Women’s Auxiliary Forces in Britain. Many others have joined the Red Cross and other nursing services, to care for the wounded fighting men or to nurse civilian casualties caused by air raids. Few women, of course, can leave their homes and families for overseas war- work. But the thousands of women who must stay at home are contributing to the Allied war effort just by looking after their homes and bringing up fine, healthy children. Because when this war is over and victory is assured, it will be the young children of to-day who will help in the building of the world of to-morrow. Desmond Parks, from Belize in British Honduras, volunteered to work in the big forests of Scotland. i'rinlcil in luiglmul by Alabaster, I’lissanne C- Sens. Lid.. London a fit/ M aidstom\ i)|— besides JOINING fighting forces overseas, many skilled technicians have volunteered for service in Britain’s war factories and shipbuilding yards—lending their skill to forge weapons of war for the Forces of Freedom. From Jamaica, 200 technicians came to serve in munition factories making tanks, guns and aircraft for the fighting men, and 20 volunteers were recruited in the Bahamas. About 200 men from British Honduras are also coming to the factories.’ v.r >,v At work in a machine shop, Alvin Christie is doing a skilled job in one of Britain’s war factories. One of many volunteers from Jamaica. . ■t: Ik •* i : ! % > wotk overseaAmongst all human qualities that will persist to the end of time, loyalty holds foremost place — loyalty to King, to country, to Empire and to the cause of liberty for which we are fighting.” v| 1 Hal r Many men—who saw active service in the last war, belong to the Jamaica “ Home Guard.” These men, of the St. Andrew Division, are learning to use a Lewis gun. MEN and women of the West Indies, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and British Honduras have made a whole-hearted contribution towards an Allied victory. They know what is at stake and they are determined to pull their weight to win. The men have fully manned the Local Defence Corps and Home Guard Forces, and increased taxation has been willingly paid for the big new defence plans. °me front - - —-•* These volunteers of the Bahamas’ Red Cross have sent many valuable supplies to Britain’s home front-—clothes for Blitz victims and comforts for the troops. Women have taken their full share in these war-time preparations, too. In each colony, an efficient Red Cross service has been formed, and many of them have trained in First-aid and Air Raid Precautions. They have helped in many other ways as well. In Jamaica, for instance, refugees from Gibraltar are being looked after, and the Bahamas’ War Children’s Committee have 41 children from the United Kingdom under their care. One of the greatest changes that the war has brought to Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and the West Indies is the leasing of defence bases to the United States of America, in Bermuda, Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, Trinidad, the Bahamas and British Guiana. The establishment of these great naval and air bases is vital in the defence plan of the Western hemisphere, and has brought home to the people of the West Indies the fact that these islands, in spite of their distance from the present battlefields, are threatened by the growing menace to the world. By leasing these bases, the people of Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and the West Indies have made an important contribution to victory, and they have made it very willingly. Thousands of Red Cross working; parlies, like the one seen here, have sent regular supplies of clothes to honihed-out families since the be- ginning of the Blitz.The sugar-cane industry in Jamaica is sending supplies of sugar to Britain. Jamaica has also increased her growth of other important crops. Sea Island cotton is important in the making of camouflage nets for the army and barrage balloons to protect Britain’s war industries. The bauxite industry of British Guiana is being greatly extended to meet the demands of Britain’s aircraft factories for supplies of aluminium. in A war of far-flung battlefields, shipping is of vital importance to carry arms, munitions and supplies to the many war fronts. That is why each colony has been asked to increase its local production of food to the maximum in order to release ships from the task of bringing them food for more vital war-work. The Supply Conference in Jamaica in May, 1942, suggested various ways. The Colonies have responded admirably to this appeal and each has increased its local production of crops and vegetables. Large quantities of rice arc being grown in Trinidad for home use and also in British Guiana for the other West Indian Colonies. Jamaica has increased her crops of maize, beans and peas, green vegetables, yams and sweet potatoes, and margarine and condensed milk are now being made. In Barbados, sugar estate proprietors are obliged to cultivate at least 25 per cent, of their acreage in food crops. In addition, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad, Barbados and British Guiana are also growing sugar for Britain. The provision of raw materials used in the manu- facture of war supplies is also vital to the war effort, for making weapons that will eventually knock the Axis nations out of the war. In British Guiana, the bauxite industry is being greatly extended and large quantities are smelted in Canada for making aluminium, used in aircraft production. Trinidad is increasing her petro- leum output, used in the fuelling of ships and aircraft and also her pitch and asphalt industries. Her petro- leum output rose by a million and a half barrels in 1939 and is still increasing. British Guiana has hopes of developing an oil industry of her own. The valuable supplies of Sea Island cotton which help to make camouflage nets for the Army and barrage balloons to protect Britain’s homes and factories from enemy bombers come from St. Vincent in the Windward Islands, from Barbados and the Leeward Islands. British Honduras produces large quantities of mahogany for the making of training aircraft propellors. At present, British merchant ships must carry only vital supplies of war, but when victory is assured, these merchant ships will return to the West Indies once more to carry their valuable products all over the world and thereby increase the prosperity of the Colonies. suPplies A ship refuels from an oil tanker at Trinidad, where the valuable oil industry is being greatly increased. Oil is an essential product of war.The people of Jamaica have given ambulances lo the Red Cross for active service overseas. Many of the women have given their services volun- tarily to working parties, making clothes for Britain’s Blitz victims and knitting comforts for the troops. In Trinidad alone, there are about 1,400 of these working parties. Nearly every fortnight since war began, between twenty and thirty crates of knitted goods have been sent from the Bahamas to Britain. Women from Barbados sent a treasure-chest, full of silver trinkets, which made £1,000 for war charities in Britain. This fighter aircraft is a gift from St. Kitts in the Leeward Islands for front-line defence of Britain’s homes and war factories against enemy raiders. Sifts f< The Chinese community of Trinidad and Tobago have presented the British Red Cross with two ambulances. Here is one being shipped for foreign service. or the fighting f0 the hearts of ALL men and women from the West Indies, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Guiana and British Honduras are with the British Empire and her Allies in this great crusade against evil and oppression. As a proof of this, generous gifts have poured into Britain ever since the war began—money for aircraft, ambulances, mobile canteens, comforts for the troops and relief for air raid victims. Jamaica has presented a fine squadron of “ Blenheim ” bombers, some of which took part recently in the very heavy bombing raids over Germany. Trinidad has given a squadron of “ Spitfires ” for front-line defence of Britain’s vital war industries. British Guiana, British Honduras, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Leeward and Windward Islands have also given their names to aircraft based in Britain. In many blitzed towns in Britain, you can see mobile canteens bearing the names of these Colonies. They do wonderful work in the bombed cities, bringing hot food and drinks to men and women who have lost their homes in the night’s Blitz. Some of the Governments have offered loans to help the war effort and some have issued their own savings certificates. fees This lighter aircraft bears the proud name of St. Lucia, in the \\ indward Islands, and has been used with success against enemv bom hers.One of the brave merchant seamen from the West Indies learning to fire a Lewis gun, so that he will be able to help protect his ship’s valuable cargo from enemy bombers. Three cheerful Jamaicans who are serving with the Canadian Forces. From left to right, they are Bombardier H. A. Brown, who is a machine-gun instructor, Gunner J. Clarke and Gunner A. Jennings. on over 1,000 MEN and women have volunteered to join the Army and the Royal Air Force in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the Royal Navy and in the Merchant Service are many other volunteers, braving great hazards to carry food and arms to the Allies. The Colonies have just cause to be proud of their sons and daughters who have been decorated for valour on foreign battlefields. These are some of the decorations that have been awarded to citizens of the West Indies, Bermuda and British Guiana :— Barbados. The Distinguished Service Order to Lieut. J. S. Manning, R.N. (Fleet Air Arm). The Military Cross to Captain J. A. L. Peebles (Dorset Regiment). Bermuda. The Distinguished Flying Medal to Sergeant Pilot Watlington (Royal Air Force). British guiana. The Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight-Lieut. Ian M. MacDougall (Royal Air Force). Jamaica. The Distinguished Service Order and the Order of the British Empire to Group Captain J. A. Powell (Royal Air Force). The Croix de Guerre to Lieut. R. G. Sturdy (Royal Navy). The Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight-Lieut. Anthony Spooner (Royal Air Force). The Distinguished Flying Cross to Squadron Leader C. G. S. Rowan Robinson (Royal Air Force). st. lucia. The Distinguished Flying Cross to Flying Officer Penrith Beauchamp (Royal Air Force). trinidad. The Distinguished Conduct Medal to Sergeant W. Gilchrist. DECORATIONS AWARDED TO MEN FROM THE WEST INDIES The Distinguished Service Order awarded to Lieut. J. S. Manning, R.N. (Fleet Air Arm) and Group Cap- tain J. A. Powell (Royal Air Force). The Order of the British Empire awarded to Group Captain J. A. Powell (Royal Air Force). Distinguished Con- duct Medal awarded to Sergeant W. Gilchrist. Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to Flight-Lieut. Anthony Spooner (Royal Air Force). The Croix de Guerre awarded to Lieut. R. G. Sturdy (Royal Navy). active service Two men from Barbados, in the West Indies, ready for action with their machine-gun at a Royal Air Force training and maintenance station in England. „ njW.V-*’"''**'*1Constantine Higgins is from Kingston, Jamaica, and is a skilled fitter. Here he is shown in a tank factory, fitting a wheel to a tank. war- besides joining fighting forces overseas, many skilled technicians have volunteered for service in Britain’s war factories and shipbuilding yards—lending their skill to forge weapons of war for the Forces of Freedom. From Jamaica, 200 technicians came to serve in munition factories making tanks, guns and aircraft for the fighting men, and 20 volunteers were recruited in the Bahamas. About 200 men from British Honduras are also coming to the factories. 600 experienced loggers, from British Honduras, arc working in the big forests of Scotland, felling trees and preparing them for use in the shipyards, and for pit props in the coal mines. Many of these men have been used to felling trees of six or seven feet in diameter, of mahogany and other hard woods, and they find their present job of cutting soft wood trees, of two feet in girth at the most, child’s play ! Most of the men brought their own special axes and hatchets, in which they take great pride. They live in big camps in the forests and they have made a great contribution to the war effort with their skill in forestry. Women, too, have volunteered for wr.r-work overseas. About thirty girls from the West Indies have joined* the Women’s Auxiliary Forces in Britain. Many others have joined the Red Cross and other nursing services, to care for the wounded fighting men or to nurse civilian casualties caused by air raids. Few women, of course, can leave their homes and families for overseas war- work. But the thousands of women who must stay at home are contributing to the Allied war effort just by looking after their homes and bringing up fine, healthy children. Because when this war is over and victory is assured, it will be the young children of to-day who will help in the building of the world of to-morrow. Desmond Parks, from Belize in British Honduras, volunteered to work in the big forests of Scotland. From his home in sunny, peaceful Jamaica, Arthur Jones went to take his place at a production bench in a factory somewhere in the north of England. Printed in England by Alabaster, Passmore Sons, [.id., London and Maidstone. 5!—2920. overseas At work in a machine shop, Alvin Christie is doing a skilled job in one of Britain’s war factories. One of many volunteers from Jamaica.