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2009.001.001e

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72nd BATTALION CEF, SH of C

72e BATAILLON CEF, SH de C

"Original Officers of famous72nd Battalion" [in 1915]

Selected newspaper clipping from the "Ideal" Scrapbook of Seaforth Highlanders in WW I. Purchased on eBay from BC Jade & Stone, 10090 Park Drive, Surrey, BC by donor on 2005-04-27. "Original Officers of famous72nd Battalion". The article outlines the fates of the original officers (in 1915) of the 72nd Battalion, CEF. There is a named photo of the officers. The Daily Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday June 20, 1919 "ORIGINAL OFFICERS OF FAMOUS 72ND BATTALION" Back Row, Left to Right: Lieutenant R.T. Barry, later captain, killed Sept 27, as Staff Captain, 11th Brigade, awarded MC and bar; Lieutenant Gray: -----; Lieutenant Graham, wounded; Lieutenant C. Lumsden, wounded and prisoner of war, March 1917, now captain; Lieutenant Bruce MacDonald, wounded and now lieutenant RAF; Lieutenant A.P. Foster, now captain and quartermaster; Lieutenant R.T. Skelly, now captain; Lieutenant L.R. Husband, awarded MC; Lieutenant D. MacGillivary, Orderly Officer 7th Brigade. Second Row: Lieutenant A.B. Fraser, killed, Somme; Lieutenant S.C. Sweeny, wounded, now major, Railway Troops; Lieutenant J.R. Smith, wounded, now captain, awarded the croix de guerre; Captain A.B. Jukes, now major, Intelligence Officer, Military District 11; Captain A.V. Wood, killed at Arras as a major, 1917, awarded MC; Lieutenant A.K. Colquhoun, killed March 1917, Lieutenant I.A. MacKenzie, now captain Railway Troops, Lieutenant E.A. Genoway; Captain J.A. Hamilton, now major, awarded MC and bar; Captain Rev. D. McPhail; Lieutenant A. Leighton, now captain 2nd Canadian Trench Mortar Battery; Lieutenant D.M. Christie, wounded. Third Row (Sitting): Captain F.R. Glover, quartermaster; Captain H.K. Johnson, killed as major, March 1917; Major P. Gorst; Major A.D. Wilson, awarded DSO; Lieutenant Colonel J.A. Clark, wounded, now brigadier-general, awarded CMG, DSO and 2 bars; Major D.D. Young, Major J. Sweet, killed Vimy Ridge, 1917, Captain W.W. Herald, M.O., awarded MC; Captain J.B. Patullo, paymaster. Front Row (Seated): Lieutenant O.T. Blair, killed November 1916, Lieutenant R.M. Dann, killed November 1916, Lieutenant J.F. Manley, killed Vimy Ridge, 1917; Lieutenant W.G. McIntosh, now major, awarded MC; Captain W.G. Marshall, now major. SCANNED AND ATTACHED TO MEDIA
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