Commemorative event
No. 2 Construction Battalion Plaque Unveiling Ceremony
Type
Commemorative Ceremony
Date
November-07-2024
Time
15:00 - 16:30
Details
The City of Toronto will commemorate No. 2 Construction Battalion of the First World War’s Canadian Expeditionary Force with the unveiling of a Heritage Toronto plaque to be placed at the corner of King Street West and University Avenue, close to the original site of the Battalion’s enlistment office at 162 King Street West. This plaque unveiling ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Church (73 Simcoe St). All are welcome to attend. No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, also known as the Black Battalion, was created on July 5, 1916, during the First World War. It was a segregated non-combatant unit, the largest all-Black military unit in Canadian military history.
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