South Kesteven Black and Caribbean Airborne Forces Stories Retold

South Kesteven Black and Caribbean airborne forces stories retold

Soldiers from the Sky was a research project created by South Kesteven District Council.

Black History Month remembers Black and Caribbean airborne soldiers in local project

Black and Caribbean paratroopers who fought on D-Day and at Arnhem in 1944 have been remembered as part of October’s Black History Month. Their little-known exploits have been celebrated by South Kesteven District Council’s (SKDC’s) Soldiers from the Sky Airborne Heritage project. Sergeant Sidney Cornell was the son of African American circus performer, Charles Cornell. Sidney parachuted into France on D-Day with the 7th Parachute Battalion nea…