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The No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), was raised in Nova Scotia and was the only predominantly black battalion in Canadian military history and also the only Canadian Battalion composed of black soldiers to serve in World War I.〔The first Black regiment raised in Nova Scotia was the Victoria Rifles (Nova Scotia) (1860-61?), which was established just after the Crimean War. They were led by Captain Anderson, who eventually resigned his command over how the battalion was treated by the other battalions. (See (book, pp. 102-103 ))〕 Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel D.H. Sutherland, formerly of the 193rd Battalion, CEF, all but one of the unit's 19 officers were white, the exception being Captain William A. White, the unit's Chaplain. ==Historical Context==
The Captain Runchey's Company of Coloured Men was one of the first black regiment in Canada and served during the War of 1812. Another Black regiment raised in Canada was the Victoria Rifles (Nova Scotia) (1860-61), which was established just after the Crimean War on the eve of the American Civil War. They were led by Captain Anderson, who eventually resigned his command over how poorly the battalion was treated by local military establishment.〔(See (book, pp. 102-103 ))〕 In 1860 there was an all-black military unit named Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps (also known as the "Victoria Rifles" and "African Rifles") in British Columbia (see ( Blackpast.org )). It was The Volunteer Military Company from Victoria, BC, active between 1860 and 1864. With the outbreak of WW1, few blacks were serving in the Canadian military because of the racial attitudes prevalent at the time. Initially, some blacks attempted to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, but most were rejected. The Department of Militia and Defence's policy towards recruitment was to defer to the judgement of the individual commanding officer, and since many held deeply ingrained beliefs about the inferiority of blacks, very few were accepted. Members of the black community petitioned the military for inclusion in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Reverend C.W. Washington of Edmonton offered to raise an all-Black battalion, military officials authorized the creation of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.〔http://blackhistorycanada.ca/timeline.php?id=1900〕
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