An excerpt from York County Men and Women Who Gave Their Lives in World War II, Book 3 shows five engineers working to clear the rubble. This excerpt lists Sapper Thomas Simms and his brother, Sapper John Hukezalie Simms, as reported missing in action on
An excerpt from York County Men and Women Who Gave Their Lives in World War II, Book 3 shows five engineers working to clear the rubble.
This excerpt lists Sapper Thomas Simms and his brother, Sapper John Hukezalie Simms, as reported missing in action on Aug. 19, 1942.
Sapper Thomas Simms was an engineer and a member of the No. 2 Construction Battalion in Gibraltar at the same time as his brother, Sapper John Hukezalie Simms, who was also serving overseas.
The No. 2 Construction Battalion was the first and only all Black Battalion in Canadian history. As a construction unit, it carried out essential tasks such as building roads and railways, defusing land mines, rescuing the wounded and digging trenches.
War promotion heavily relied on themes of protection of self, family and community, which prompted many Black Canadians to enlist despite the challenges and segregation they experienced.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 30, Ref 15
An excerpt from York County Men and Women Who Gave Their Lives in World War II, Book 3 shows five engineers working to clear the rubble. This excerpt lists Sapper Thomas Simms and his brother, Sapper John Hukezalie Simms, as reported missing in action on
An excerpt from York County Men and Women Who Gave Their Lives in World War II, Book 3 shows five engineers working to clear the rubble.
This excerpt lists Sapper Thomas Simms and his brother, Sapper John Hukezalie Simms, as reported missing in action on Aug. 19, 1942.
Sapper Thomas Simms was an engineer and a member of the No. 2 Construction Battalion in Gibraltar at the same time as his brother, Sapper John Hukezalie Simms, who was also serving overseas.
The No. 2 Construction Battalion was the first and only all Black Battalion in Canadian history. As a construction unit, it carried out essential tasks such as building roads and railways, defusing land mines, rescuing the wounded and digging trenches.
War promotion heavily relied on themes of protection of self, family and community, which prompted many Black Canadians to enlist despite the challenges and segregation they experienced.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 30, Ref 15