General Bernard Law Montgomery inspecting a 7th Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders (Imperial) Honour Guard, signed (autographed). The donor Captain Roderick C. Keary was a Canadian officer attached to the 7th Seaforths. He was Mentioned in Despatches. He served in the Canadian Seaforths from 19 September 1939 to 2 February 1943. He left the Regiment to get his commission. He was transferred to the 7th Seaforths under the CANLOAN program. He was wounded on 26 June 1944 and on 30 April 1945. The 7th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders was part of the 46th Infantry Brigade of the 15th (Scottish) Division. They joined this brigade on 15 November 1941 and served there until it was disbanded on 31 August 1945.The 15th Division was involved in fighting at Caen in Normandy especially during Operation Epsom. The division fought virtualy continuously from then on through Caumont, the Seine Crossing, the Geel bridgehead, Best, Tilburg, Meijel, Blerwick, Broekhuizen, The Maas and across the Rhine. On 29 April 1945 they crossed the Elbe River and fought on to the Baltic, occupying both Lubeck and Kiel.