Six hundred former Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers attended an Armistice 10th anniversary Dinner on 8 November 1929 at the Hotel Cecil in London.
Lord Byng of Vimy presided. 35 Canadian Victoria Cross holders were present as guests of honour. Among those was Lance-Corporal William Henry Metcalf, the only American holder of the V.C., awarded for his actions while serving with the CEF 16th Infantry Battalion on 2 September 1918 near Cagnicourt in France, during the Second Battle of Arras.
