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A letter from Capt. R. T. Wilson Herald to his sister describing conditions while serving as a Medical Officer at the front lines in 1916 was published here.
Prior to this lecture event, an earlier notice appeared in the Vancouver Daily Sun on 01 October 1917, as follows:
Will Tell of Vimy Ridge.
An unusual degree of interest is being manifested in the lecture tomorrow evening, at Chalmers church, which Capt. Wilson Herald, M.C., is to deliver in the interests of the patriotic work of the Triple Entente Chapter, I.O.D.E. the lecture, which is entitled "The Battle of Vimy Ridge," will begin at 8 o'clock.
Dated: October 3, 1917
WILL STAND AS JEWELS
High Compliments Paid by Capt. Wilson Herald to Canadians.
"This war is the greatest in history under the leadership of big men, but none stand higher than the Canadians. The men of the Dominion who participated in the battle of Ypres will stand out in Canadian annals as jewels of eternal value."
This high compliment to the work of the Canadians was last night paid by Captain Wilson Herald, who went to the front as surgeon of the 72nd Highlanders under Colonel Clark. Captain Herald is at present on furlough and was addressing a splendid gathering at Chalmers church.
Though he remained throughout his stay at the front with the 72nd, Captain Herald paid the greatest of tributes to the 29th, 47th, 54th, 102nd, all of whom he generously said had done splendid work.
Referring to Vimy Ridge, where the Canadians had won further glory, the speaker told his audience of how everything had been carefully prepared. Within a period of six weeks fifteen raids had taken place with the object of destroying the morale of the Huns. The Canadians had succeeded in accomplishing what the French had failed in with their much larger forces.
Captain Herald told a number of touching stories and concluded his notable address with a strong appeal for reinforcements and a severe criticism of those who opposed more men being sent.
During the evening Mrs. Symonds sang a couple of songs generally sung by the boys at the front and Miss Margaret McCraney played a violin solo.
Transcribed by: M. I. Pirie