72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highanders of Canada Honourary Lt Col MacDonell posing on a horse at Sidney Camp, 1912. He is dressed in a blue patrol jacket, trews and a glengarry. Colonel James Alexander MacDonell, DSO was responsible for raising the funds required to pay for the Regiment's distinctive Highland uniforms, which were considerably more expensive than the $6 - $12 offered by the government. At the time it was believed that $25,000 would need be raised.