Native Canadians
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- After the war, he worked as a garbage collector in Toronto. |
Black Canadians
Members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.
- Most Black Canadian applicants were denied but, some did manage to enlist in White Battalions
- 25th Battalion from Nova Scotia, 106th Battalion the Nova Scotia Rifles
- May 1916, government created a non-combatant Black Battalion (No. 2 Construction Battalion)
- Over 10% of Black Canadians served in the war.
- They assisted in logging, milling, shipping, repairing roads, providing water, and digging trenches.
- They became so efficient that they were sent to the Front Lines
- Jerry Jones was a black soldier who signed up in 1916 as a 35 year old male but was really 58.
- He fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge where he allowed his group to advance by killing several German Soldiers with a grenade and capturing a Machine Gun.
- He was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal, but never received it because of discrimination.
German & Ukrainian Canadians
Anti-German propaganda poster in WW1.
- During the war, German and Ukrainian Canadians were treated very harshly.
- Even though they were treated really bad, 10 000 German and Ukrainian Canadians enlisted to fight for Canada and lied about their backgrounds to be accepted by military.
- It was believed that they wanted to sign up to fight rather than be locked up in internment camps.
- Others believe that it was to support their country.
Asian Canadians
Squad of Asian Canadian soldiers.
- Asian Canadians also suffered from discrimination and was denied to join forces
- 196 Japanese Canadians were still able to enlist
- 35 of them were killed in Vimy Ridge