Sgt Whittaker [sic Whitteker] with Lt Col Colin Campbell Ferrie and Cpl Joe Muir posing in a studio in Oxted England, March 1941. The photo is from a donation by Colonel Blair. From the Regimental History, page 110: "By January, 1941 less than a handful of men in the battalion wore Great War ribbons on their tunics, and of these, only Lt-Col. Ferrie, L/Sgt. C. E. Whittaker [sic Whitteker] and Cpl. J. A. Muir had served with the 72nd Battalion, C.E.F." *** K52341 Cpl. (Acting/Lance Sgt) Carl Eric Whitteker served in the SH of C from 15 September 1939 to 22 April 1941. Sgt Whitteker was the Orderly Room Sergeant and he arrived in England with the advance party in December 1939. From the Regimental History (McEvoy): 1015498 Carl Eric Whitteker arrived in France on 23 May 1917 from the 231st Battalion, CEF. He became sick on 10 July 1918. From the LAC: WHITTAKER, CARL ERIC (1015498) / WHITTEKER, CARL ERIC (AKA) (761035). This number was alloted to the 121st Battaion CEF of the 11th Militia District. He had previously served in the 11th Regiment, Irish Fusiliers of Canada. The 121st (Western Irish) Battalion, CEF: The 11th Regiment, The Irish Fusiliers of Canada, received permission to recruit an overseas battalion in early November 1915. The battalion was to be a distinctly Irish unit, and was mobilized at New Westminster. A large number of the garrison and home establishment of the Irish Fusiliers of Canada had enlisted. The 121st were first engaged in training at Vernon Camp in the summer of 1916, returned to Queen’s Park, moved back to Vernon in May and finally left Vernon for overseas in August. Arriving in England on August 24th, it proceeded to Bramshott for training. While there, the battalion was absorbed by the 16th Canadian Reserve Battalion on January 10th 1917. The officer and men were distributed among the 7th 47th, 54th and 102nd battalions. The 121st were disbanded on July 17th 1917. *** K52016 Cpl. J.A. Muir served in the Seaforths from 6 September 1939 to 4 March 1942. From the Seaforth Attestation Book of 1920-1922, there is a #165 Joseph Alvode (possibly Alexander) Muir, 26 years of age (born 1895) living at 231 3rd Street West, North Vancouver. He attested on 6 March 1921 to "D" Company. (Attached) CANNOT FIND IN THE 72ND HISTORY OR LAC.