Barbados during World War I and World War II

Stories about Barbados during the war years 1914 to 1945.

Torpedoing of the Cornwallis in Carlisle Bay, Barbados, 11^th September 1942: 75^th Anniversary

21st May 2015 19th March 2021 / 83 minutes of reading / Bajan History, Bajan People, Barbados during World War I and World War II / By Peter Burton

The torpedoing of the Cornwallis in Carlisle Bay, Barbados on the afternoon of Friday 11th September 1942 by German U-Boat 514 is remembered by older Bajans as the dark day in 1942 when World War II reached Barbados’ shores. The 75th anniversary of the torpedoing of the CNS Cornwallis in Carlisle Bay was Monday 11th …

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HMS Victorious 1942 commanded by Bajan Henry C. Bovell

Vice Admiral Henry C. Bovell (1893 – 1963)

2nd February 2015 9th February 2021 / 4 minutes of reading / Bajan History, Bajan People, Barbados during World War I and World War II / By William Burton

Henry Cecil Bovell was born in Barbados on the 4th of January 1893 the only son of the Sir Henry Alleyne Bovell KC, Attorney General of Barbados, and Lady Annie Cecil (nee Briggs) Bovell. He died aged 70 on 31st March 1963. He left Hazelwood School ( In Collymore Rock) in the summer of 1905 for …

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