To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948, this exhibition will tell the personal stories of the involvement of Black men and women from the West Indies and Britain in the First and Second World Wars.
Among the exhibits on display will be pages from the MV Empire Windrush passenger list; the MBE belonging to Sam King, who returned to Britain on the Windrush after serving in the RAF and was later the first Black mayor of Southwark; and the telegram announcing the death of Walter Tull, the first Black British Army officer.
Admission free.
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Through My Eyes: Stories of Conflict, Belonging and Identity is a new online exhibition looking at the ways in which various twentieth century conflicts have made people think about their sense of identity and belonging.
Part of the Their Past Your Future programme, the online exhibition features a wide variety of personal stories from a range of different countries. Some explore the influence of the Empire and Commonwealth on personal choices to fight and serve, whilst other stories are from men, women and children forced to leave their own war-torn countries and settle here in the UK.
The online exhibition includes stories from Windrush passengers who left the Caribbean to start a new life in the UK after the Second World War. | 
