Nineteen Black soldiers are buried in Commonwealth War Graves in Seaford Cemetery. They were members of the British West Indies Regiment who came from various parts of the Caribbean to serve their King and country in the First World War. These nineteen men never made it beyond the training camp in the town. But many of their comrades did and went on to serve in Egypt, Palestine, East Africa, Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) and, in a few cases, in the killing fields of Flanders, before their eventual return to their homes across the West Indies. Their experiences must have changed them, but very few have left any written record of their lives. Using contemporary newspaper reports, Army service and pension records and many other sources, the book pieces together their stories. By writing their stories as far as we can, we hope that others, their descendants, will come forward to fill in some of the details that are missing. For now, this book honours those who served and commemorates those who died.