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1998.120.026
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1998.120
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72nd BATTALION CEF, SH of C
72e BATAILLON CEF, SH de C
B Coy, 72nd Battalion, CEF, 1916
Believed to be B Company, 72nd Battalion, CEF. The tallest man in the back rank is 130198 L/Cpl Gordon Risem "Pullthrough" Vance (of No. 6 Platoon). He is mentioned in "The Kilt" No. 8 on page 4 in the 19 February 1916 edition. This photo may have been taken in England before their departure to France on 13 August 1916.
L/Cpl Vance arrived in France on 13 August, 1916 with the Battalion and was wounded on 2 May 1917. He enlisted on 22 December, 1915 in Vancouver. He had no previous military experience. CEF service file attached
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