Ernest Hendrick Bradshaw
Dublin Core
Title
Ernest Hendrick Bradshaw
Description
Ernest Bradshaw (243595) was born on December 7th, 1892, in Barbados. When he decided to enlist, he lived at 147 Lusignan in Montreal, Quebec. He declared his mother, Mrs. Rachel Bradshaw, as his next of kin. Ernest Bradshaw was a labourer and part of the Church of England. When he decided to enlist, he was single with no dependents. He enlisted on June 17th, 1916, which made him 24 years old and 6 months. He was 5 foot 6 inches, weighed 160 pounds, and had dark hair and eyes. He enlisted in the No. 2 Construction Battalion which was difficult to get into for many reasons. Many coloured men were told that it was a white man’s war and that their service was not needed (Lindsay, Canadian Encyclopaedia). When he had his medical exam on June 17th, 1916, he was deemed fit and able to enlist. He was a sergeant and enlisted in the Canada Forestry Corps. He served in France which earned him fifteen dollars monthly (Library and Archives Canada). On March 20th, 1917, he was admitted to the hospital due to Fousiltis but was discharged the next day (March 21st, 1917) and returned to service. On February 7th, 1919, he was discharged from the No. 2 Construction Battalion due to demobilisation (Library and Archives Canada).
Type
Person
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1892
Birthplace
Barbados
Occupation
Laborer
Bibliography
Canada, Library and Archives. “Item: BRADSHAW, ERNEST HENDRICK (243595).” Library and Archives Canada, October 27, 2015. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=60331.
Lindsay, R. “No. 2 Construction Battalion.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed June 6, 2022.https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/no-2-construction-battalion.
Lindsay, R. “No. 2 Construction Battalion.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed June 6, 2022.https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/no-2-construction-battalion.
Portrait Credit
Canada, Library and Archives. “Item: BRADSHAW, ERNEST HENDRICK (243595).” Library and Archives Canada, October 27, 2015. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=60331.
Associated Course
Rethinking Modern Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1302)
Student Cataloguer
Caracciolo, Fl.
Citation
“Ernest Hendrick Bradshaw,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed May 20, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/591.