Brigadier John Robertson Stewart Lough, CBE, DSO, MC, VD, in full dress with feather bonnet. He served in the 72nd Battalion CEF and Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. He was the Commanding Officer of the SH of C from 1935-1937. CEF Service File attached. The medals are: Distinguished Service Order, Miltary Cross, WW I War Medal, WW I Victory Medal, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (with overseas clasp), WW II War Medal, the Voluntary Decoration and the Colonial Auxiliary Long Service Medal. Lt-Col. J. R. S. Lough, DSO, MC, VD, enlisted in 1906 in the Queen's Edinburgh Rifles and later served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps before coming to Canada. After a distinguished war service [in the 72nd Battalion, CEF], he joined the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in 1920. He was second in command at the time of Lt-Col. Brock's death. Lt-Col. Lough received high praise from the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Scottish Regiment, Lt-Col. W. Bapty, who wrote in August, 1936: "You have set a high standard in the Seaforths and their present Commanding Officer is known as one of the best soldiers and the best Commanding Officer in the West."