72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - waughfamily.ca

THE WAR SERVICES OF THE 72ND REGIMENT SEA-FORTH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA - - THEPARENT MILITIA REGIMENT OF THE 72ND CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTALION S. H. OF C.The vital importance of an energetic and efficient militia has beenvividly portrayed by the outstanding value of the services of the72nd Regiment Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during the pastwar. Some interesting figures in connection with these services arefurnished below:OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS SUPPLIED FOR OVERSEASSERVICE BY THE 72nd REGIMENTOFFICERS 238OTHER RANKS 5017TOTAL 5255Of the above total no less than 35 officers and 1200 other ranksproceeded to the 72nd Battalion alone while the balance furnishedmuch-needed reinforcements to many other battalions and unitsof the fighting forces, many of which lacked the support of a parentmilitia regiment.DECORATIONS AND AWARDS WON BY MEMBERS AND EX-MEMBERS OF THE 72nd REGIMENT S. H. OF C. 1914-1919.VICTORIA CROSS 1COMPANION OF THE BATH 1COMPANION OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE.... 6DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER 23BAR TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER 3MILITARY CROSS 63BAR TO MILITARY CROSS 11ROYAL FLYING CROSS 1ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 7DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL 31MILITARY MEDAL 142BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL 10MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL 10MONS STAR (1914) 1MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES 31LONG SERVICE MEDAL _ 3FOREIGN DECORATIONS . 19TOTAL 363Emerging from its war-time career, the 72nd Regiment S. H. ofC., at the time of this writing, has taken some important stepstowards re-establishment on its pre-war basis. The newCommanding Officer is Lieut. -Col. G. H. Kirkpatrick, D.S.O.,one of the original officers in the 72nd Regiment before the war.After serving for two years in France with the 72nd Battalion asa major, he rose to command the Battalion during the last fewmonths of the war. The Adjutant is Capt. J. R. S. Lough, D.S.O.,M.C., who served in France for some eighteen months with the72nd Battalion. There is every reason to hope that under itspresent command the 72nd Regiment Seaforth Highlanders ofCanada will perpetuate to the full its past splendid traditions.296