Portrait of Lt Arthur Carr Lumsden, 72nd Battalion, CEF. He is wearing a service dress tunic, kilt and hair sporran carrying a swagger stick. The photo was probably taken before he went overseas. Before the War he served in the BC Horse and the 72nd Seaforths. He arrived in France on 13 June 1916, He was wounded and taken prisoner on 1 March 1917 on the slopes of Vimy Ridge. From the Regimental History, pages 40, 41: "Those patrols of "B" and l'D" Companies who had been able to jump off, passed through the enemy front line, now held by "A" Company, into a sea of mud-holes of all sizes and depths, everywhere linked together and filled with water. A passage-way between them would be attempted only to prove impracticable, and it would be necessary to return and make a new attempt to find a road forward. Under these conditions it was a matter of great difficulty to retain direction. Far back in the enemy trench system flare lights were going up in all directions, while he maintained a constant machine gun fire. Finally the objective was reached and outposts put out beyond it. The demolition parties carried on their work of bombing and wrecking dugouts. One squad under Lieut. A. C. Lumsden, took several prisoners, but losing direction they were finally surrounded by the enemy, and, after holding out until all their ammunition was exhausted, they were themselves taken prisoner, Lieut. Lumsden himself being wounded. After 40 minutes in the Hun position the withdrawal was commenced. :Major Johnston having been killed, Captain 'Wood was in command. Covered by Lewis gun fire the withdrawal was carried out, again crossing the quagmire over the enemy's second line back once more to the enemy front line, still garrisoned by "A" Company. Here stretcher parties were busily working carrying back wounded. The withdrawal was continued, and was successfully carried out, covered by "A" Company, who then in their turn retired. The artillery fire had quickly died down, but our trenches were badly knocked about and still reeked with gas".