Writing is not only something done after war.
Sometimes, words are how people survive it.

Rev. William A. White, chaplain to #No2ConstructionBattalion, used his words to uplift Black Canadian soldiers with sermons that inspired dignity and purpose.

#CanadianMilitaryHistory #WordsMatter

City of Toronto Archives

🇨🇦 July 1920, No. 2 Construction Battalion was honoured at Queen’s Park for their service in WWI. Their contributions were vital to Canada's war effort & commemorated by a plaque that remains today.

#BlackHistoryMonth #No2ConstructionBattalion #CanadianMilitaryHistory #HonouringService

Veterans Affairs CA🍁

Is your organization planning a project that honours the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion?

Dedicated funding is available: ow.ly/spaC50Y8Zna

Application deadline: February 13, 2026

#No2ConstructionBattalion #BHM2026
#CanadaRemembers

Pictured here are Fredericton's first volunteers for the No. 2 Construction Battalion: Manzer Eatman, George H. Claybourn, James Hector, John Eatman and Frank Claybourn.

"The Daily Gleaner," August 16, 1916.

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