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UK sorry for 'pervasive racism' over commemoration of Black and Asian war dead


By Reuters Staff
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain issued an apology on Thursday for failures that meant “pervasive racism” might have denied a proper commemoration to as many as 350,000 Black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for the British Empire in world wars.
An independent inquiry commissioned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) found that hundreds of thousands of mostly African and Middle Eastern casualties from World War One were not commemorated by name, or at all.
The CWGC works to commemorate Commonwealth forces and ensure that all those killed in the two world wars are remembered in the same way, regardless of rank, background or religion. ....

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Britain apologises for failure to properly commemorate Black and Asian troops


By Reuters Staff
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday apologised for failing to properly commemorate as many as 350,000 Black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for the British empire.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) issued an apology after an inquiry it commissioned found hundreds of thousands of mostly African and Middle Eastern casualties from World War One were not commemorated by name, or at all.
“There can be no doubt: prejudice played a part in some of the commission’s decisions,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told parliament.
“On behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and the government both of the time and today, I want to apologise for the failures to live up to their founding principles all those years ago, and express deep regret that it has taken so long to rectify,” Wallace said. ....

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'Pervasive racism' meant UK's Black and Asian troops not commemorated - report


By Reuters Staff
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LONDON (Reuters) - As many as 350,000 Black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for Britain might not have been properly commemorated because of “pervasive racism”, a report concluded on Thursday.
FILE PHOTO: The tombs of the Uknown Soldiers are seen prior to the burial of four WWI Canadian soldiers at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission s (CWGC) Loos British Cemetery outside Loos-en-Gohelle, France, August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) issued an apology after an inquiry it commissioned found hundreds of thousands of mostly African and Middle Eastern casualties from World War One were not commemorated by name, or at all. ....

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