Charles meets Guyanese veterans and hears of wartime service and prejudice
Politics · First reported 30 Oct, 19:48 · Updated 20:07
During a visit to Georgetown, King Charles honoured Guyana’s fallen and met veterans who served in the pre-independence forces. One veteran, James Samuel, told him he faced prejudice when seeking work in London after the war.
- Charles and Guyana’s prime minister left a floral tribute at the Georgetown Timehri Memorial, honouring 24 British Guyanese casualties of the two world wars.
- James Samuel told Charles he enlisted in the British Guiana Volunteer Force in 1943, aged 19, and later served in the RAF.
- Samuel said he struggled to find work in London after his military career because of prejudice, before getting a junior job at a telephone exchange.
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- Georgetown, Guyana
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- Georgetown Timehri Memorial
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- 24 British Guyanese casualties of the two world wars
- James Samuel’s enlistment
- He enlisted in the British Guiana Volunteer Force in 1943, aged 19
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- An earlier Lux story covered Charles visiting Independence Park in Georgetown, the site associated with the 1823 Demerara Rebellion. [e3985146-4ad0-40ad-952b-147ba3de47aa]
- Another earlier Lux headline reported Charles urging countries to follow Guyana’s lead in protecting forests. [56f6aa5d-b6a8-4abf-af55-70184600d53a]
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