The Battalion of Coolies :
Identity in Perspectives of
the Chinese Labourers in WW1
In this dissertation, I focused on a little-known part of history during the First World War—the Chinese labourers. By tracing historical materials and three pieces of travel writing by a British colonel, a translator and a labourer, this writing sets out to pierce together the stories and identities of these unsung heroes.
Written under the supervision of Professor Santanu Das at King’s College London