The 72nd Regiment marching to Recreation Park on May 20, 1910 for the memorial service for the death of King Edward VII who died on 6 May, 1910. From the Regimental History (page 6 and 7 ): "The first public appearance of the regiment took place on Coronation Day, Thursday, June 22nd, 1911, the ceremonies in connection with the occasion being held in Recreation Park, Vancouver. With a hot sun beating down on the largest crowd of civilians and soldiers ever gathered in Vancouver, [estimated to be in the neighbourhood of 30,000 people] the Coronation was fittingly celebrated. The weather, which had been threatening in the morning, could not have been better when the ceremonies began in t'he afternoon, and a crowd of about 30,000 people covered every foot of space in the park, and filled the grand stand to overflowing. the display of troops was something previously unknown in Vancouver, and the new Highland regiment especially drew forth favourable comments".