Joseph Hayes was unique as an officer. He was the M.O. of the Battalion, and a more humane and intrepid M.O. there was not in the Canadian Corps. Though several years past the age limit, he never missed a day from the line from Vimy to Passchendaele, and did much to keep up the morale and fighting spirit of the officers and men of the 85th. In a phrase, Lieut.-Col. Joseph Hayes was a gallant officer, a genuinely brave soldier, and a humane and kind medical expert in the line. The hygiene of the Battalion, which was a record in the Canadian Corps, was due to Colonel Hayes’ rigorous supervision of camp and line sanitation and his meticulous care of the person, food and potables of the officers and men. He was awarded the D.S.O. It is impossible to make a “Homeric Catalogue” of the character and deeds of all the other officers. Suffice it to say that they all were good men and true. The Battalion had the distinction of having Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Canada, as Honorary Colonel. [Illustration: LIEUT.-COL. J. L. RALSTON, C.M.G., D.S.O.] * * * * * Killed in Action while serving with the 85th in France and Flanders [Illustration: LIEUT. O’DONOHUE.] [Illustration: LIEUT. G. F. CANN.] [Illustration: LIEUT. J. HOLLAND.] [Illustration: MAJOR IVAN RALSTON.] [Illustration: LIEUT. GEO. T. LYE.] [Illustration: LIEUT. ERIC LANE.] [Illustration: CAPT. A. M‘KINNON.] [Illustration: LIEUT. N. L. CHIPMAN.] [Illustration: LIEUT. CYRIL A. EVANS.] [Illustration: CAPT. W. T. RUGGLES. Died after return to Canada.] [Illustration: LIEUTENANT THURBER.] [Illustration: CAPT. T. M. M‘LEAN.] [Illustration: LIEUT. F. C. MANNING.] [Illustration: CAPT. M. W. M‘KINNON.] [Illustration: LIEUT. J. O. M‘LEOD.] _85th BATTALION BRASS AND REED BAND._