Dark Blue (black) Hat Case for 72nd Seaforth Highlanders Officer's Full Dress (scarlets) Feather Bonnet belonging to Lt Colin J. Marshall. On the lid is stencilled in white:" C.J. MARSHALL / 72nd Highlanders / of Canada". There is an instruction tag inside which states: "FEATHER BONNET, AFTER UNPACKING, or in the event of the feathers being flat or damp, the Bonnet should be shaken before a gentle fire when the fulness of the feathers will be restored. Care should be taken not to expose the feathers to string heat." Lt. C. J. [Colin] Marshall who served in "E" Company, 16th Battalion, CEF under Captain Cecil Mack Merritt (later KIA at Kitchener's Wood, 1915). Note: Lt. (later Captain Marshall) fought during the whole war without getting killed or even wounded. Lt. Marshall was also an original 72nd Seaforth officer.