72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - Electric Scotland

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF EVENTS.
December 31, 1917
New Year s dinner served to men of the Battalion and
theatre visited.
January 1, 1918
Church Parade and decorations presented.
cers had a New Year s dinner.
In evening offi
January 9, 1918
Battalion moved into support in the Acheville Sector,
relieving- the 102nd Battalion.
January 14, 1918
Battalion relieved 38th in front line.
January 19, 1918
Battalion relieved by 24th Canadian Battalion and re
turned to Chateau de la Haie by train.
January 30, 1918
Battalion moved into support in the Cite du Moulin sec
tor under command of Major G. H. Kirkpatrick.
February 4, 1918
Battalion relieved 38th in front line.
February 10, 1918
Battalion relieved by 47th and went to
Servins by light railway.
billets in Gouy
February 18, 1918
Battalion marched to rest billets in Lozinghem for train
ing.
March 6, 1918
Battalion inspected by Corps Commander, Lieut.-Gen
A. W. Currie, K.C.B.
Sir
March 11, 1918
Lewis gun and rifle competitions.
March 12, 1918
Battalion marched to the huts at
March 13, 1918
Hersin Coupigny.
Marched into support in Cite
Battalion Canadian Scottish.
St. Pierre, relieving 16th
March 18, 1919
Battalion relieved 78th Battalion in front line.
March 21, 1918
Enemy commenced his last
March 22, 1918
great advance in the west.
Canadian gas projection on
enemy s part.
Lens and heavy barrage on
March 23, 1918
Battalion relieved in front line by 78th Battalion and
moved back to support in Cite St. Pierre and Cite Calonne
March 27, 1918
Battalion relieved by 8th Sherwood Foresters and moved
back to Fosse 10, Sains-en-Gohelle.
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