Military building named after N.S. brothers who served in all-Black battalion

The No. 2 Construction Battalion was largely unacknowledged for many decades

CBCGiuliana Grillo de Lambarri

A new building at a military training site in Nova Scotia's Kings County is being named in honour of two brothers who served in the first and only all-Black battalion in the history of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Private Frederick L. Landsay and Private James E. Landsay Building is located in Kentville at the 5th Canadian Division Support Group Detachment Aldershot.

The Landsay brothers grew up in the former community of Pine Woods in North Kentville — where Detachment Aldershot stands today —…

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Military building named after N.S. brothers who served in all-Black battalion

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CBCGiuliana Grillo de Lambarri, Posted: Oct 10, 2024 5:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 32 minutes ago
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