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72nd BATTALION CEF, SH of C
72e BATAILLON CEF, SH de C
Lt Col Kirkpatrick & Gen Currie looking at 72nd Bn colours,1919 at Ohain
Lieutenant Colonel Guy Kirkpatrick & General Sir Arthur Currie looking at new colours of the 72nd Battalion, CEF on 1 April 1919 at Ohain, Belgium.
Lieutenant Colonel Guy Kirkpatrick is pointing at (or describing) the Colours. The officer on the left (in trews) is Lt Col A.W. Turnball, MC, Officer Commanding 8th Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders. To General Currie's left is Major General Sir David Watson, Officer Commanding, 4th Canadian Division.
On 4 January, 1919 the Battalion marched to Ohain, near Waterloo.
On 1 April, 1919 Colours were presented to the Battalion by Sir Arthur W. Currie, GOC, The Canadian Corps.
On April 8, 1919 the 72nd as part of the 12th Brigade 4th Division marched past H. M. King Albert of Belgium.
On April 29, 1919 the 72nd Battalion left Ohain for Le Havre.

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