Royal Canadian Legion's Periodical

[Orvis]

I opened my January/ February "Legion" Magazine from the Royal Canadian Legion and found this on the index page:


They identify it as "Soldiers of the 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada) depart from Germany in January 1919"

Interesting photo of the post-war RHC - gone are the kilt aprons and other appurtenances of trench warfare, and the men look fairly content. Perhaps they are riding that boxcar westbound to a port at which to board a ship that will bear them back to Montreal and home. Do the photo credits indicate if this was an original color photograph? Or was it colorized later? If the latter, whoever did the work knew their business and got the colors right. I once had the opportunity to visit the Officers' Mess of the Black Watch of Canada (RHR) - a descendant of the WWI 13th Battalion CEF (RHC)) at the Regiment's HQ on Bleury Street in Montreal - this was after participating as a 42nd RHR reenactor at a military tattoo at the old Montreal Forum. There were many interesting historical artifacts displayed in the Mess, not to mention first-rate hospitality.