Sentence:  The latter , <WSD>members</WSD> of two regiments of Swiss mercenaries transported by Great Britain to Canada to fight the Americans in the War of 1812 , had settled in Montreal and Kingston at the close of the war in 1815 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)