Gershom Browne

Gershom Browne (8 August 1898 – 6 December 2000) was the last known Guyanese First World War veteran. He served in the 1st British West Indies Regiment and fought on the Western Front during the war.[1][2][3] He died on 6 December 2000 at the age of 102.[4] He was featured in the 1999 documentary Mutiny, where he spoke about his experiences.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Dishonoured legion". The Guardian. 6 October 1999. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  2. ^ "A Guyanese Hero of the First World War - Guyana Chronicle". guyanachronicle.com. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Mutiny (1999)". IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  4. ^ "The Irony of World War I, 99 years later - Guyana Chronicle". guyanachronicle.com. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  5. ^ Smith, Richard (2008). "West Indians at War". Caribbean Studies. 36 (1): 224–231. doi:10.1353/crb.0.0002.


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