Leeds Caribbean World War Two veterans honoured with new plaque

A memorial garden and plaque have been unveiled in Leeds to honour Caribbean war veterans.

The garden has been opened in memory of the Caribbean World War Two RAF veterans who settled in Leeds after the war.

More than 40 relatives of the RAF veterans attended the private opening event on Friday evening in Chapeltown, at the Jamaica Society Leeds’ (JSL).

Wendy Henry, Chair of JSL, said she hoped the garden would be “a long lasting, impactful space where people from the community and far and wide can come to just reflect, reminisce and just remember.”