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TRAINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1939 - 1943
FORMATION AU ROYAUME-UNI, 1939-1943
Seaforths win the Montreal Trophy (Canadian Army Soccer), England, 1943
Pte. Ronald Pratt, Seaforth Soccer team with the Montreal Trophy for the Champion of Canadian Army Soccer, Eastbourne, England on 14 April 1943. The SHC defeated the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) 3 to 1 in the finals.
From the Regimental History (page 143):
On 14 April, two days after the unit had settled into some large boys' schools in the Seaford area, the Seaforths won the Canadian Army Soccer Championship. Ever since the battalion had come overseas it had had a good but not outstanding sports record. In 1940 and 1941 it had participated in brigade, divisional and corps meets, but it was not until 1942 and early 1943 that the Seaforths began to gain some hard won senior prizes. Aside from a top-flight
rugger and soccer team, the Seafo 28 August 1942 to 27 July, 1944
K52526 Cpl. Ronald E. PRATT served in the Seaforths from 19 September, 1939 to 25 September, 1945. He was wounded in Italy on 21 February, 1944.

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