Were there any non-white soldiers evacuated at Dunkirk?

I'm certain that there were, but honestly there is no reliable evidence that I can find to back it up. This perhaps shows that non white soldiers were pretty uncommon in the ranks of the British army at this point in time. You have to look at it from what was happening. read more

There were also French colonial troops in the pocket, & some may have been evacuated. I’ve heard that some were captured, but others may have got away. Note that the non-white population of the UK was tiny at the time, & the number of non-white soldiers in the British army correspondingly very small. read more

However, there were four companies of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps - muleteers, used for transport duties - who were attached to the B.E.F. and evacuated via Dunkirk. These were probably the only non-white British troops, but there may have been troops from French colonial regiments among the French soldiers at Dunkirk. read more

The troops of Force K6 were not the only men of color in the Battle of France. A significant proportion of the UK’s merchant sailors were of Indian origin, so would likely have been present in the merchant ships used in the evacuation from Dunkirk. There was also a small black and Asian population in the UK, about 28,000 out of 48 million. read more