72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - Electric Scotland

SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA
through their lines in open order on their way to
a thing to remember. Late in the afternoon the Battalion
was relieved by a unit of an Imperial Division, who swept
La Coulotte
and the Mericourt Switch Line which barred the road
to Lens. The capture of Vimy Ridge was a thing accomp
lished. It will forever be a prominent event in the calen
dar of history. In an especial manner it will forever stand
out in the annals of the 72nd Highlanders of Canada. For
the whole of the Canadian Divisions it was a great triumph
and the gain was great. The prisoners that fell to the
combined forces were 3342, including 62 officers, while the
guns taken totalled 30. The key of one of the most im
portant sections of the North had been secured.