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Boxers of the W.O.C. [11 of 12 Men Identified]
Date1916-1918
DimensionsLength: 11.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Credit LineCollection of Museum London, 2015.
Object number2015.014.039
Label TextHere, one African Canadian soldier sits among his white counterparts. When war broke out, many Black Canadians wanted to enlist. The majority found that racist attitudes blocked their admission. They continued to lobby and in July 1916 the No. 2 Construction Battalion was established in Nova Scotia. More than 6000 Black citizens from across Canada enlisted, including this man.
NamePhotograph
After 1913
