https://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/files/original/2c6902d3d779a1f4ef6435399254cbaf.png 48e69c1283070b09c6142a18d1ed03c2 https://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/files/original/015075dbae459c35a42150529c65c72e.pdf 0cdb3d04329aedcd6085e8f079086c73 Person An individual. Birth Date 1878 Birthplace Falmouth, Jamacia Occupation Blacksmith, Soldier Portrait Credit Cite the source of the attached portrait, including title, creator, date, source, and any other credits such as permission, a Creative Commons or other license. “World War 1.” BCV, February 4, 1970. https://www.blackcanadianveterans.com/stories/categories/ww1. Photo documented by Thamis Ebert William Gale son of William Gale. Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Rethinking Modern Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1302) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Kazak, Rayhan Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Gale Description An account of the resource On September 4th, 1878, William Gale was born in Falmouth Jamacia territory of the British West Indies. William enlisted into the No.2 Construction Battalion CEF on September 16th, 1916, in Quebec, Montreal, where he was given the rank of Private, passing his medical examination on September 19th, 1916, he was deemed medically fit (Canada Library and Archives). Prior to enlistment, William lived on 183 Inspector Street, Montreal, Quebec, working as a general Blacksmith (Canada Library and Archives). During William’s time in the military, he left Montreal for Halifax as the No. 2 Construction Battalion would further disembark from England to serve in France with the Forestry Corps in the Jura Mountains located in southeast France (Lindsay, Canadian Encyclopedia) & (Canada Library and Archives). William’s discharge certificate reveals William made it home on February 19th, 1919, with little to no injuries except for two scars left from getting inoculated (Canada Library and Archives). William honorably carried his willingness to serve the Canadian Expeditionary Forces no matter the job, from his enlistment to his Demobilization at the end of the war. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person