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Their own treatment by the catholic church. �* ., ,, , ., , their own treatment by the catholic church. �* ., ,, i. , . church. brett, thank you very much, brett mcleod. _ church. brett, thank you very much, brett mcleod, correspondent - church. brett, thank you very much, brett mcleod, correspondent for - church. brett, thank you very much, l brett mcleod, correspondent for nine news australia talking to us from vatican city. lets turn now to the new second world war memorial focusing on so...

On a wider population. and more research seems inevitable, given the clamour for treatment for dementia. simon jones, bbc news. lets turn now to a new second world war memorial in the uk, focusing on some of the lesser known stories from the war, those of the thousands of caribbean service personnel who came to britain as volunteers. families of those who served at raf hunmanby in east yorkshire, hope to change this by creating a memorial to recognise their contribution. the bbc�*s leanne brow...

From the war, including those of the thousands of caribbean service personnel who came to britain as volunteers. families of those who served at raf hunmanby in east yorkshire, hope to change this by creating a memorial that recognises their contribution. the bbc�*s leanne brown has been finding out more. the sacrifices made by british servicemen and women during world war ii are well documented and recognised. but thousands of volunteers who came over from other places like the west indies se...

Are well known. but theres some parts of the story that are perhaps less familiar. glenn parsons wants to highlight the contribution of thousands who came from the caribbean to train with the raf here in filey. the nazi peril was only 26 miles away across the english channel, and the americans, it was still 18 months before they came into the war. so the call went out, it went out to the small isles of the caribbean, and farmers, fishermen, women, answered that call and came here. and i feel ver...

In the royal air force during the second world war are well known. but theres some parts of the story that are perhaps less familiar. glenn parsons wants to highlight the contribution of thousands who came from the caribbean to train with the raf here in filey. the nazi peril was only 26 miles away across the english channel, and the americans, it was still 18 months before they came into the war. so the call went out, it went out to the small isles of the caribbean, and farmers, fishermen, wome...

And raise their families. they were both young men at the time, my uncles gilmore westcar and edwin samuels both came here from jamaica. they were both very young men, perhaps in search of adventure. they answered the call and were proud to do so. they helped as ground staff up here, and they wanted to give service to the motherland. the caribbean contribution to the war effort formed part of an exhibition in 2019, which celebrated the communitys history. it was hosted by leeds jamaica society, ...

Answered that call and came here. and i feel very strongly, as do many other people in the black community, that that sacrifice to help this country has never properly been reflected. two of glenn�*s uncles travelled from jamaica and were trained at raf hunmanby. after the war, they returned to settle in the uk and raise their families. they were both young men at the time, my uncles gilmore westcar and edwin samuels both came here from jamaica. they were both very young men, perhaps in search...