"Dominion Day was especially well celebrated that year. The corps were in reserve. On that day the 2nd Division returned and fifty thousand Canadians assembled for sports at Tincques, fourteen miles west of Arras. A stadium had been knocked together by the engineers, complete with a platform for distinguished guests. Sir Robert Borden, General John J. Pershing (Commander-in-chief, American Expeditionary Forces) and the Duke of Connaught all attended....Sir Robert Borden inspected units of the Corps next day, and on the 6th, the 3rd Brigade, which had three Scottish battalions, played host to Highland regiments of the British Army. The week was peacetime soldiering, brass and weapons twinkling in the sun, flags, massed bands and stirring music, the Highland Gathering wound it up in proper style with Highland games, skirling pipe bands, and the march of pipes and drums. Morale was extremely high when on July 15 the Corps came out of reserve and relieved the British XVIIth corps in the line."
Quite the lineups for refreshments!
(Ignore the largely WWII era aero engine recordings!)
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