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"The Black Battalion" No. 2 Canada Overseas Construction Company
"The Black Battalion" No. 2 Canada Overseas Construction Company
"On July 5, 1916, the No. 2 Construction Battalion was formed in Pictou, Nova Scotia—the first large Black military unit in Canadian history. Recruitment took place across the country and more than 600 men were eventually accepted, most from Nova Scotia, with others coming from New Brunswick, Ontario, the West and even some from the United States. The Black Battalion’s chaplain was Reverend William White, who had also played a leading role getting the unit formed. He was given the rank of Honourary Captain—one of the few Black commissioned officers to serve in the Canadian Army during the war." (Veteran Affairs Canada) The community acts as a conduit to other links about the men who are listed on the nominal roll. A digital copy of the roll is available at http://novascotia.ca/archives/2construction/default.asp
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Born 1897
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931342
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931342 Private Canadian Railway Troops No.2 Construction Battalion
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Born 1882
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931190
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931190 Private Canadian Railway Troops
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Born 1895
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931045
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931045 Private Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps
More about Clarence Ash -
Born 1897
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931356
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931356 Private Canadian Railway Troops
More about Edward Augustus -
Born 1897
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931307
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Born 1897
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931017
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Born 1895
Died 1919
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3185312
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3185312 Private Canadian Infantry
More about Percy Adelbert Berriman -
Born 1876
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931378
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931378 Private Canadian Railway Troops
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Born 1891
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931322
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Born 1874
Died 1936
Canadian Expeditionary Force Hon Cpt Canadian Chaplain Services # 2 Construction company
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Born 1887
Died 1930
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931597
More about Harrison Webster -
Born 1887
Canadian Expeditionary Force Honorary Captain and Paymaster No.2 Construction Battalion
More about James Stuart Grant -
Born 1894
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931065 Private No.2 Construction Battalion
More about Leonard Walter Butcher -
Born 1891
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931020 Private Canadian Railway Troops
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931020 Private No. 2 Construction Battalion
More about Edwin Lionel Hay -
Born 1897
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931109 No 2 Construction Company
More about Alexander Benjamin Elms -
Born 1885
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931353 Private No.2 Construction Battalion
More about Wilfred Adolphus De Costa -
Born 1888
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931037 Acting Lance Corporal No.2 Construction Battalion
Canadian Expeditionary Force 931037 Lance Corporal No. 2 Construction Battalion
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