72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - Electric Scotland

SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA
ship under which the men as usual displayed much fortitude.
The march began on September 21st. The Division was to
form a part of 2nd Corps. On this march the billeting
points were as follows :
September 21
West Outre
September 22
Hazebrouck
September 23
Arcque
September 24 October 3 Houle
During the night of October 3rd and early morning of
October 4th, the Battalion marched from Houle to Arcque
where it entrained and proceeded by rail to Candas, at which
point it detrained and marched to Longue Vilette.
October 4
Longue Vilette.
October 5
Montrelet
October 6
Herissart
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Warloy
October 10
Tara Hill
As will be seen by the foregoing, the Battalion had a few
days rest and training at Houle. The outstanding feature
of this period was a marching and firing competition. It was
won by the Scouts and Snipers under Lieut. W. C. Ross;
No. 10 Platoon under Lieut. J. F. Manley being second.
At Montrelet the first decoration parade of the Battalion
was held, when Pte. E. A. S. Chowne was presented with the
Military Medal he had won at Kemmel.
Warloy will be remembered by many members of the Bat
talion as being the point at which the men of the 16th were
met, marching out from their Somme fighting. It will be
remembered that on the outbreak of the war 514 Seaforth
men immediately left Vancouver under the command of
Lieut.-Col. J. Edwards Leckie, and that they were after
wards incorporated with the 16th Battalion Some of these
men were among those who were met at Warloy, war-weary
and muddy, but still under the command of the same gal
lant officer. The Seaforths were going into the fateful
Somme region; the 16th were coming out.
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