March past of the 72nd Regiment on 12 August, 1911 as part of the first inspection of the Regiment by Colonel Wadmore. The parade took place on the Cambie Grounds. From the Regimental History: "The first inspection of the regiment took place on August 1st of the same year, the inspecting officer being Col. Wadmore, D. O. C., M. D. No. 11. The regiment paraded on the Cambie Street grounds, and the men made a fine appearance. The D. O. C. put the regiment through a somewhat severe test in the various movements, most of which were excellently done. The marching of the regiment was especially remarked. Speaking of the inspection afterwards, Col. Wadmore said that he was highly pleased with the regiment and complimented Col. Leckie and the other officers on the high state of efficiency to which, in a comparatively short time, the regiment had been brought." Larwill Park, also known as the Cambie Street Grounds, was a park and sporting field in downtown Vancouver. Currently a parking lot, the site was also the location of the bus depot of Pacific Coach Stage Lines and Greyhound Bus Lines from World War II to the mid-1990s, when it was demolished. The park was bounded by Cambie, Dunsmuir, Beatty and Georgia Streets, the former park occupied a whole city block and was laid out at the time of the CPR Townsite survey in the early 1880s. It was Vancouver's second sporting grounds, the first being on Brockton Point in Stanley Park, and was used for all kinds of sports. A house on the corner of the lot was occupied by an Alfred Larwill ("Al" or "Fred") who good-naturedly stored all kinds of game equipment in his toolshed and allowed team members to use his dining room for a dressing room. Located midway between the city's old downtown around Gastown Hastings Street and newer areas uptown around Granville, the park naturally became a centre for public meetings, the most infamous one was a rally by the Knights of Labour which led to the Anti-Oriental Riots of 1907, with the Beatty Street Drill Hall, across Beatty Street on the block's northeast flank, serving as a stage and podium. Baseball, cricket and lacrosse teams made use of the field year round. The playing fields also served as military drill-grounds, with the city's first muster being called up for the Boer War using the site for that purpose, as well as for World Wars I and II. The site was also a main site for rallies of demonstrations by the unemployed and labour organizations in the 1930s. During World War II, while the men who had used it for sport and politics were away at war and not around to prevent it, the site was converted into the bus depot. Brief Biography of Colonel R. Lyndhurst Wadmore. Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore was born in England in 1855 and educated at Tonbridge School. He served with distinction in the Northwest Campaign in 1885. Promoted Major in the Royal Regiment of Canadian Infantry on 15 July, 1898 he attended the Richmond Military College for a four month staff training course in 1899. Due to a serious illness at this time, which left lasting effects, he missed active service in the South African War. But his career prospered and he was appointed to command the Royal School of Infantry at Halifax on 21 December, 1899 and promoted Lieutenant Colonel on 15 September, 1905. He commanded the R.C.R.I. at the Tercentenary (300th) Celebrations at Quebec City of the landing of Champlain, a major historical celebration which brought together over 10,000 Canadian Militia and regular soldiers. In 1909 he commanded the contingent of troops sent to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia to keep the peace during a serious miners' strike. In August 1910 he was promoted Colonel and appointed District Officer Commanding in British Columbia, with headquarters at Work Point Barracks, Victoria. He finally retired on 31 December, 1912 after 29 years of military service. His last duty was his appointment as Chief Censor for Vancouver Island at the outbreak of war in 1914. Colonel Wadmore died on 2 April, 1915 as a result of a chill and jaundice.