1 July 1918 Dominion Day Divisional Sports Meet Part 10

100 YEARS AGO TODAY: Dominion Day, Canadian Corps Sports Meet at Tinques, 1st and 2nd July, 1918. The Canadian Corps, including the Corps Commander (Lt-Gen Sir Arthur Currie), save for elements of the 5th Canadian Divisional Artillery, attend in the presence of Field Marshall H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught. The scores were as follows:

1st Division 101 points
2nd Division 58 points
3rd Division 53 points
4th Division 56 points
Corps Troops 58 points

Provisions made by the Staff for the comfort and transport of Troops to and from distinct points were excellent.
The arrangements made by the YMCA were inadequate, being only suitable for some 2000 men, whereas 30,000 must have attended.

Casualties: Nil
Reinforcements: 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 10. O.R.

MIKAN 3387317 View of grandstand and airplane flying overhead at a sports meet of a Canadian division in France

MIKAN 3387318 (Spectators) Sir Robert Borden speaking to Officers, Sisters and Men at a concert given at the Canadian Sports. July, 1918

MIKAN 3387319 Duke of Connaught and Sir Robert Borden on Grand Stand. Canadian Corps Sports. 1 July, 1918

MIKAN 3387589 Duke of Connaught witnessing Tug of War. Canadian Corps Sports. 1 July, 1918

MIKAN 3387603 Officers of 87th Canadian Infantry Battalion playing volleyball. 1 July, 1918

MIKAN 3396930 Band entering grounds. Canadian Corps Sports. 1 July, 1918

MIKAN 3522362 A Corporal of the 25th Battalion, winner of the Canadian Corps Light Heavy Weight Boxing Championship held at Corps Sports. 1 July, 1918

More to come tomorrow when the winners are photographed on the second day of the meet.