Brave Battalion (53 page)

The Canadian Scottish Pipe Band, February 1918.

Officers of the Canadian Scottish, February 1918.

The portly Lieutenant Colonel Cyrus Peck proved a brave and agile battalion commander, who led the Canadian Scottish through many of its hardest battles. His fearless actions at the Drocourt-QuéantLine were recognized by a Victoria Cross in 1919.

Minister of Militia Major General S. C. Mewburn shakes Pipe Major James Groat's hand during an inspection in July 1918.

On October 1, 1918, Major Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving went missing while serving as acting commander of the 16
^th
Battalion during the advance on Cuvillers.

Some days after the battle, Bell-Irving's body was discovered in No Man's Land, and he was buried by the regiment with full honours on October 17 at Eterpigny cemetery.

Heavy artillery laid down a heavy barrage at the Drocourt-Quéant Line on October 2, 1918, which helped shatter the German defences.

Highlanders stand amid the ruins of Arras.

Canadian Scottish advance on Cambrai.

The end of a long march, 1st Canadian Division crosses the Rhine at Cologne on December 13, 1918.