Richmond Rifle Range - Rear view of firing showing Lieutenants R.A. Tupper & Goodall, 72nd Regiment, 1911 - 1912. Major Reginald H. Tupper was the Officer Commanding for the1st Depot Battalion, B.C. Regiment, CEF. Tupper was an original 72nd Regiment officer and then he went to the 16th Battalion CEF as the Machine Gun Officer. He was wounded and evacuated to England in April, 1915. He was invalided to Canada in November 1915. He was promoted Major and assumed command of 72nd Regiment Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, [the home unit] in 1916. Major Tupper was appointed second in Command 1st Depot Battalion, Vancouver 1917.