Lt Victor "Vic" A. MacLean, 16th Battalion, CEF 1914 Victor Alexander MacLean [also spelt McLean] was an officer of the 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada before the Great War. On 22 September 1914, he enlisted in Valcartier with the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, CEF. He became a platoon commander in C (Seaforth) Company. MacLean arrived in France on 15 February 1915. He was wounded and captured on 28 April 1915. MacLean was awarded the Order of St. Anne, 4th Class, (Russia) on 25 August 1915. He was released on 18 November 1918 and transferred to the Militia District No. 11 (BC) Depot on 15 December 1918. McLean was stricken off strength on 17 October 1919. On 30 January 1920, he was awarded the Military Cross for his services when he was a Prisoner of War. CEF service file attached. This photo is from the album of Marshall Beck.