72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - waughfamily.ca

SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADAing the regimental colours was performed. At the conclusion of this interesting ceremony, His Royal Highness addressed the regiment. He expressed his pleasure at havingbeen accorded the privilege of presenting the regiment withtheir colours, and he hoped the corps would long be sparedto carry them with honour. He referred to the Imperialregiment known as the Seaforth Highlanders with which thelocal corps is affiliated, and assured those present that nocorps in the British service had a grander record or wasmore highly honoured than were the Seaforths. He felt surethe local corps would jealously guard their colours, andin doing so, do their share in guarding the honour of Canada and the Empire.In response, Lieut.-Col. R. G. Edwards Leckie, the officercommanding, thanked His Royal Highness for his kindwords, and assured him that the regiment which he had thehonour to command would be ever ready to do its duty.The men bearing the colours then took their places in theranks, and amid thunderous applause, the regiment wasbrought to its original position in quarter-column.Then came the march-past. As the order to advance wasgiven, and the band of the Seaforth Highlanders startedoff with that well-known Scottish military air "HighlandLaddie," the cheers which resounded testified the popularityof the newest of Vancouver s corps. It was not to be wondered at that the enthusiasm was so marked, for the sightwas a grand one, as the regiment advanced with the longstride peculiar to the "Kilties,"the swaying of the sporransand kilts, the fluttering in the breeze of the feathers in thebonnets, and the splendid work of the men was sufficient toarouse enthusiasm in the most stoical.On June 23rd, 1913, the regiment was inspected by General Colin Mackenzie, a former C. 0. of the Imperial SeaforthHighlanders, and on June 26th till July 1st, the regiment was in training, with other regiments, at Sydney, Van-10