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Veteran's Stories
& Articles of History
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Welcome to our Veteran's Stories page. This page acts as newsletter to share stories and articles we have collected though-out the years. If you are looking for a specific person or story, please use the search bar located at the top.
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Carvery, Vincent
On November 18th, 1918, one week after the Armistice, Private Carvery was given fourteen days F.P. No. 1 for refusing to work and using obsc
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Hall, Belfield Elliott
Private Belfield Elliott Hall (Service Number: 931342) was born in Barbados, British West Indies, and later joined the Canadian Army to...
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Turner, Joseph
Turner enlisted in the No. 2 Construction Battalion at Windsor, Nova Scotia, on October 28th, 1916. He was six feet tall and weighed one hun
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Hamilton, Prescott Hilton
Prescott Hilton Hamilton enlisted at Truro on December 30th, 1916. He was nineteen, five feet seven inches and a Methodist. He listed his m
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Binga, Bethune Devile
He had served one year in the 8th Regiment, US Army, a Michigan unit.
Private Binga left Canada on March 27th, 1917, with No. 2 CB and w
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Parris, Garfield Charles
‘Garfield Parris’ enlisted On December 30th, 1916, at Truro, Nova Scotia. He was nineteen, five feet one inch tall and worked in a quarry.
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First World War: No. 2 Construction Battalion
No. 2 Construction Battalion was authorized on 5 July 1916, the largest Black unit in Canadian military history.
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Modesty, Walter Haley
Walter Haley Modesty was born in Platt City, Missouri, USA in the 1870s. He arrived in Canada in the early 1900s and settled in Junkins...
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Carty, Albert
He was a member of No 2 Construction Battalion Band and played the tuba. His wife’s brothers also enlisted in the Battalion.
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Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Some, Charlie
Charlie Some Some people came so far only to have their hopes and dreams fade too suddenly. Charlie Some of No. 2 Construction Battalion...
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