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A newspaper clipping reporting on the war service of Major Beresfod Topp as well as his committee work with the repatriation program that looks after the welfare of veterans.

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  • MAJ. TOPP, D.S.O., M.C., IN REPATRIATION Will Look After Interests of Returned Men. Major Beresford Topp. D.S.O., M.C., has been appointed representa- tive in England of the repatriation committee, and is already on his way to take over his duties. Major Topp was born in Brace- hr idee and was educated there. At the commencement of hostilities he was on the staff of the Daily Mall and Empire, was coverlng Va^ar- tier camp, and accompanied the First Contingent overseas as a war carrespondent. After being in
  • France for six months, he became a combatant officer in 1915. He „-•-med to Canada in August, 1915, and obtained a commission in the 42nd Battalion, later transferring to the 5th Royal Highlanders, with which corps he served throughout ^Major Topp has been wounded three times, first at the Ypres sa- lient in July, 1916, again at the Somme, in October, 1916, on which occasion he was three months in hospital, and his last wound at Cambrai, in September, 1918, ne- cessitating another seven weeks in hospital. Major Topp is only 25 Years old and went from lieutenant td major in under four years. He received the D.S.O. for services at 1 Amiens when second in command Df the 42nd Battalion, and the M.C. for work in 1918. He also was awarded a bar to the M.C. for ser- vices at Cambrai. Major Topp will co-operate with the Ottawa committee in connection with the repatriation program,which embraces demobilization, generally ’ooking after the welfare of the vet- erans, and readjusting the industrial and commercial conditions in Can- ada. _ _____ In Aid of Orphanage. The Dansant under the auspices of the Catholic Girls’ Club, Saturday, Feb. Sth, 4 to 7 p.m., in Racquet Court, in aid of St. Patrick’s Or- phanage. Chicago Jazz Orchestra in attendance.—(Advt.)
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