The 72nd Battalion, CEF in the parade of Dominion troops, London, 3 May 1919. They are marching on the street and Hyde Park (which was the starting and ending points) is in the background. “The troops are to assemble in Hyde Park near the Marble Arch at 11.45, and after a meal will move off at 1.40.” [The Times, 3rd May 1919] The procession began at..... “Hyde Park by Grosvenor gate, entered St James’s Park at Hyde Park Corner, passed down Constitution Hill in front of Buckingham Palace, (where the King’s dias was set-up between the pillars of the open gates) out through Buckingham Gate into Victoria Street, and so by Whitehall, Charing Cross, and the Strand to Australia House, whence it turned up Aldwych and Kingsway and along Holborn and the Oxford Streets to the Marble Arch.” [The Times, 5th May 1919] Argus [Newspaper], Monday 5 May 1919: DOMINIONS MARCH Royal Spectators The march of dominion troops through London on Saturday took place in glorious weather. The whole route was thronged with cheering crowds. Canada led, then came the Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and Newfoundlanders as named. The King stood on a dais with the Queen and the Prince of Wales and Prince Alexander of Connaught. The saluting base was in front of Buckingham Palace where His Majesty, King George V took the salute. On the ground in front of the dais were the Minister for War (Mr Winston Churchill) and a group of army commanders, including Sir Douglas Haig, Sir Herbert Plumer, and Sir William Birdwood. Opposite to the dais were several hundreds of wounded dominion soldiers seated. Fourteen aeroplanes manoeuvred over the procession, but no dare-devil tricks were attempted. ROUTE AND ORDER OF MARCH. The troops are to assemble in Hyde Park near the Marble Arch at 11.45, and after a meal will move off at 1.40. The infantry battalions will carry their colours, and bayonets will be fixed in the Park. They will be unfixed on the march, after the men pass the King. There will be a 10-minute halt at 3 o’clock, by which time the head of the procession should have reached High Holborn. It is estimated that it will take the troops at least an hour and a quarter to pass a fixed point. The following table gives the route and the approximate time at which the head of the column should arrive: Grosvenor Gate (Hyde Park) 1.40 Hyde Park Corner 1.50 Constitution Hill 1.54 Buckingham Palace 2.00 Buckingham Palace-road2.06 Victoria-street 2.18 Whitehall 2.25 Charing-cross 2.35 Strand 2.38 Round Australia House 2.50 Kingsway 2.52 High Holborn 3.00 Ten Minutes Halt New Oxford-street 3.15 Oxford-street 3.25 Marble Arch 3.40 Hyde Park 3.45