Wow, I actually thought I knew my Canadian military history but apparently I'd never heard of the Number 2 Construction Battalion.
I can't believe that I've never heard of Canada's first all-black battalion. Apparently black leaders lobbied the government to be able to join the army, causing a black battalion to open up in 1917 which didn't get as many recruits as were predicted and didn't see any combat.
Maybe it was because the idea of Loos, where half the men in my family died dominated my thoughts to the point where I became overly concerned with Artois, Passchendaele, the Somme and Vimy Ridge dominates my thoughts to the point that I'd completely neglected to read about the proud history of the Number 2 Construction Battalion.
I really need to correct my ignorance. They're the real heroes of that war.
Global? Why not ask the town drunk instead? He's liable to get it right.
Wow, I actually thought I knew my Canadian military history but apparently I'd never heard of the Number 2 Construction Battalion.
I can't believe that I've never heard of Canada's first all-black battalion. Apparently black leaders lobbied the government to be able to join the army, causing a black battalion to open up in 1917 which didn't get as many recruits as were predicted and didn't see any combat.
Maybe it was because the idea of Loos, where half the men in my family died dominated my thoughts to the point where I became overly concerned with Artois, Passchendaele, the Somme and Vimy Ridge dominates my thoughts to the point that I'd completely neglected to read about the proud history of the Number 2 Construction Battalion.
I really need to correct my ignorance. They're the real heroes of that war.