Lieut.Colonel Cecil Merritt V.C. of Vancouver (centre) chats with two of Canada's most famous soldiers aboard the s.s. Columbia, before the ship sailed for England with nearly 150 officers and men of Canada's active and Reserve army, off to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Left to Right:- Lieut-Colonel James Riley 'Big Jim' Stone, DSQ, Commander of the Princess Pat Candian Light Infantry during the early days of the Korean War; Lieut-Col. Merritt, who will probably attend the Coronation; and Lieut.Colonel Paul Triquet, V.C., Quebec, winner of the Emp[ire's highest award for gallantry at Cas Berardi in Italy during the battle for Ortona. 3rd May 1953 Quebec, Canada