by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | PIONEERS
HERBERT ‘BERT’ ZAYNE AND FAMILY PIONEERS ‘Young man in a hurry lied about his age’ 1929- 1991 Share this: Jamaican-born Herbert ‘Bert’ Lawrence Zayne was so eager to get into the RAF that he told recruiters that he was aged 18 when,...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | PIONEERS
Peter Stanford PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Young officer rose to the top of the Royal Navy’ 1929- 1991 Share this: When The Gleaner newspaper in Jamaica published a story on June 12, 1948, headlined ‘Windrush Disaster Rumours’, suggesting the Empire...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | PIONEERS
John DaCosta & Sarah Smith PIONEERS ‘Boy who left the jungle to get an education’ Share this: John Graham DaCosta was six when he boarded the Empire Windrush in Trinidad with his grandmother, 65-year-old Sarah Ann Graham Smith. They were...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | PIONEERS
Egbert Moore PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Calypsonian’s fun musical commentary proved a hit’ 1904 - 1981 Share this: Egbert Moore, better known as the calypsonian Lord Beginner, is remembered for his hit song ‘Cricket Lovely Cricket’ that marked the...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 3, 2024 | PIONEERS
Vincent McFayden PIONEERS ‘Ex-labourer became valet to ‘lord of the manor’ 1922 - 2005 Share this: When Vincent McFayden came to England on the Empire Windrush, he headed straight for 54 Upper Brook Street in London’s Mayfair, the address of one...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 2, 2024 | PIONEERS
McDonald Bailey Jr PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Dad crossed the Atlantic to watch son in the Olympics’ Share this: At age 67, retired Trinidad headteacher McDonald Bailey was one of the oldest passengers on the Empire Windrush.Travelling alone in first...
