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Private Albert Carty

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Carty, Albert
Date of birth: 1879-10-05
Place of birth: St. Martin St. Martin
Next of kin: Fannie D. Carty, wife, 239 Pitt Street, St. John, New Brunswick
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: 239 Pitt Street, St. John, New Brunswick
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 931328
Rank detail

Private, No. 2 Canadian Construction Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 91551
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1556-S009
Uploader's Notes:

The No. 2 Construction Battalion (an all Black battalion) served in France with the majority of the men being assigned to the No. 5 Canadian Forestry Corps (Jura Group).

St. Martin BWI as a birthplace is odd as St. Martin is French and Dutch but never was British.

The Legacy Voices Project Military File digitized at LAC http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/cef/1001-2000/1556-09.pdf

July 1st, 2013 The Legacy Voices Project. File digitized at LAC pg

Uploader's Research notes:

The Legacy Voices Project-Black Veterans in the CEF.

The Soldier was part of the New Bruswick No 2 Construction Band.

The Legacy Voices Project Military file digitized at LAC 64 pages

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/cef/1001-2000/1556-09.pdf

Complexion Dark.

5 sons served Canada in WWII.

Name: CARTY, ALBERTRegimental number(s): 931328Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1556 - 9Date of Birth: 05/10/1879Attestation paper: Front of form - Back of formDigitized file: 1556-09.pdf

[Private Army Canadian Engineers No. 2 Construction Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2007-04-30
Last modified: 2018-08-19