Lascar

A “lascar” has been defined Asian seaman or sailor (the origin of the word is from Khalasi meaning sailor and Kara meaning worker) in Tamil

References to lascars in The National Archives can be found in the [Catalogue search for Lascar]

File MT 9/1427 is a prime source for lascars taken as Prisoners of War during the First World War.

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