Clipping - Pipe Major Ed Esson plays lament for the fallen in a cemetery outside of Ortona, January 1944. In the foreground is a bugler and an officer. From Padre Durnford's Diary, page 29: "The 8th to 15th [of January 1944] taken up in hunting for graves from the Moro [River] to Ortona ... Cemetary completed by the old Church, where Xmas Day was spent. 32 graves. Pioneers (Barnes esp.) did fine job & McNamara did good job of tidying graves. "To the S-H of C this place is forever sacred" [on a sign in the cemetery]. 16 - Sun. [16 January 1944] H.C. Brigade. 25 . 9 a.m. H.C. Ortona. 18. 10 a.m. Interviews (2). Memorial Service. 2 P.M. Cemetary. (Xmas D Church). Col. [Syd Thomson] Reads . Pipe Plays Bugle blows. "They grow not old etc." Drum head. 25 fr. each Coy . 200 approx. Air Cover drowns me out. 5 movie cameras working." From the Album (Scrapbook) of Major W.D. Blackburn consisting of captioned photos and clippings from newspapers and magazines. The items are from Canada, England and Italy. He served in the Regiment from 13 August, 1940 to 12 February 1944. He commanded "C" Company in Italy.