Britain's National Service - 1948 to 1961 and West Indians
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Irvin Holness a 19-year-old tailor from St Elizabeth in Jamaica left the shores of the Caribbean in 1957 to build a new life in England. He joined his elder brother who was already residing in Dudley and gained employment in Brierley Hill.