Stanley Stair
Stanley Stair | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1900 |
| Died | April 2008 (aged 107) Animal Hill, Lucea, Jamaica |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British West Indies Regiment |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 3rd Battalion |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | |
Charles Stanley Stair (20 October 1900 – April 2008) was a soldier in the British West Indies Regiment, who was at the time of his death the last surviving veteran from the Caribbean to have served in the First World War. He enlisted into the labour corps in 1916, and was sent from Jamaica to France and Italy as one of more than 15,000 men who volunteered for "The Coloured Regiment". At the end of the war, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He lived to be 107 years old.