Stanley Stair

Last veteran of the British West Indies Regiment

Stanley Stair (October 1900 – April 2008) was the last British West Indies Regiment veteran. [1] He joined in Jamaica in 1916. He dug trenches in France. He lied about his age. Of the group of friends he had enlisted with in Jamaica, he was the only one to survive the war.[2] At the end of the war he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Stanley Stair
BornOctober 1900
DiedApril 2008 (aged 107)
Animal Hill, Lucea, Jamaica
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchBritish West Indies Regiment
Years of service1918
RankPrivate
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsBritish War Medal
Victory Medal

He died in Animal Hill, Lucea, Jamaica, in April 2008 at the age of 107.

References change

  1. (4 March 2003; Updated 11 December 2008). Last Caribbean veteran of first world war dies at 105, Guardian
  2. "Jamaica Gleaner Online". old.jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.