Cane - Seaforth Highlanders of Canada crest on silver ball belonging to Lt Col Leslie Lt Col Thomas Soga Leslie, ED was veteran of the 72nd Battalion in the Great War and the inter-war year SH of C. He was the Commanding Officer from 1 October, 1938 to 1 September, 1939. He was 56 years old and deemed too old to command a battalion in wartime. Thus, command of the overseas battalion was to fall to Lt-Col. J. B. Stevenson, ED. He assumed command of the Regimental Depot.