Albert W. Crain, n.d.
In August 1914, Albert Wilfred Laurier Crain was a 21-year-old farmer living with his mother on the New Credit portion of the Six Nations reserve near Hagersville, Ontario. He was one of the few Indigenous men to persist against racial discrimination, enlisting in 1914 and becoming a part of the 4th O.S. Battalion. His battalion landed in France in February of 1915. On April 23, Crain was wounded at the Second Battle of Ypres, when attempting night action. A German machine gun had fired on the advancing troops, with Crain receiving four bullet wounds: through both thighs, in the right shoulder, and through the groin. Crain was eventually transported back to Canada in 1916 to recover. Shortly after his return, he was promoted to Master Sergeant, married, and then received his discharge in 1917. Crain later became a chief of the Missisaguas of the Credit First Nation, as well as their first constable.
Photograph courtesy of the New Credit First Nation Library
Albert W. Crain, n.d.
In August 1914, Albert Wilfred Laurier Crain was a 21-year-old farmer living with his mother on the New Credit portion of the Six Nations reserve near Hagersville, Ontario. He was one of the few Indigenous men to persist against racial discrimination, enlisting in 1914 and becoming a part of the 4th O.S. Battalion. His battalion landed in France in February of 1915. On April 23, Crain was wounded at the Second Battle of Ypres, when attempting night action. A German machine gun had fired on the advancing troops, with Crain receiving four bullet wounds: through both thighs, in the right shoulder, and through the groin. Crain was eventually transported back to Canada in 1916 to recover. Shortly after his return, he was promoted to Master Sergeant, married, and then received his discharge in 1917. Crain later became a chief of the Missisaguas of the Credit First Nation, as well as their first constable.
Photograph courtesy of the New Credit First Nation Library