Seaforth officer with the 16th Battalion CEF carrying boots in muddy tent area. "'Stew' has and carries out his idea to keep dry (outside). The16th CEF (including former members of the 72nd Regt) were stationed on Salisbury Plain, England before their deployment to France on 11 February 1915. The 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Contingent to original 16th Battalion, The Canadian Scottish, CEF: Lieut.-Colonel (Major-General) R. G. Edwards Leckie, Commanding Officer, 72nd Regiment, in command 25 officers and 511 Other Ranks. NOTE: 72nd Regimental records show these figures as 519. Eight men were rejected at Valcartier on account of eyesight tests. Source: History of the 16th Battalion, CEF, page 365