Photo just Before the Battle of Hill 70

A 6 inch by 8 inch photo in gold painted wood frame taken at Le Brebis France on August 13, 1917 of the 15th Battalion Infantry Battalion, C.E.F, TEAR A

In front: Bruno, sheep-dog mascot, 1915-19.

First Row: Lieuts. A.C.H, Andrews and Nemo (G. Brock) Chisholm; Major Smoot (Wilfred) Mavor, M, C.; H/Major Fox, Chaplain; Major D,C. Shepherd and Lt. A.G. Donald.

Second Row: Lieuts. S. J. Reeves, M. C. (K -in-A,); G. S, Winnifrith and H. P. A. Edge; Major J. W. Forbes, D.S.O., 2nd-in-Command; Lt.-Col. Charlie (C.E.) Bent, D. S.O., Commanding Officer; Capt. Eric (E.W.) Haldenby, Adjutant; Lieuts. Bejasus (B. J.) Tait, Gordon T. Chisholm, M. C., and Bill (W.) Proudfoot, Intelligence Officer.

Third Row: Capt. Jumbo (T.R.) Wheadon, Paymaster; Capt. Dad (J.T.) Uhlens; Capt. H. J. B. Rigby, Quartermaster; Lieuts. Wendell Graham and J. A. Wylie (K.-in-A.); Capts. K. B. MacLaren, R. D. Mackenzie, Medical Officer, and Reg Morton, Transport Officer; Major Don (D. M.) Grant; Lieuts. T. McGee and Count (E.M.) Haldane (K-in-A.)

Fourth Row: Lieuts. D, W. MacDonald (K-in-A.), and Tam (T. M.) Cowan; Majors Mike (Alan) Turnbull and John P. Girvan; Lt. Jock (I.) Robertson; Capt. Harry Price, M.C.: Capt. Hugh McLaughlin and Capt. A. Samuel.

NOTE by Capt. Kim Beattie, Historian: In the Battle of Hill 70 (two days after this photograph was taken), Lieuts. Haldane, MacDonald, Reeves and Wylie were killed. Major Mavor; Capts. Price, Mackenzie and McLaughlin; and Lieuts. (Gordon) Chisholm, Creighton, Graham, McGee, Proudfoot and Tait were wounded. Major Girvan and Lieuts. (Brock) Chisholm and Bill Proudfoot were awarded the Military Cross; 3 D. C. Ms. and 19 M. Ms. were al so awarded. Total casualties (corrected): 63 killed and 155 wounded (218).

Associated place
Le Brebis France
Associated event
Hill 70
Associated name(s)
NA
Era
1914 – 1919 (WW 1)
Location of artifact
Case 13/14 WWI
Classification
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