48th advance through Rimini – 21 Sep 44
Moving forward with full kit in Rimini 21 September 1944 [P1439] The location appears to be the bridge over the Marecchia River, the only bridge left intact by the Germans.
Transport Section Group Photo-Italy 1943
Group photo of Transport Section holding wheel, Italy 1943. Donated by Sgt. John Terelly [P1440] In the centre, kneeling behind the word “Transport” on the wheel is Lt Michael George, Transport Officer. Lt. George would be one of the few Highlanders to be with the battalion from the landings in Sicily in July 1943 to […]
1st Bn Departure – station packed with people – 16 Dec 1939
1st Bn, 48th Highlanders departure -station packed with people. December 16, 1939 [P1441] They departed by CN train for Halifax where the boarded the Reina del Pacifico for convoy to England as part of Canada’s first contingent to go overseas.
Maintenance Repairs of a Bren Gun carrier-Sicily 1943
Canadian forces which participated in the Sicilian campaign had a short three week respite for rest in late August 1943 before next phase of the Allied campaign–invasion of Italy-commenced. Here Pte. W.R. McCallum (left) of Toronto, and Pte. W.D. MacDonald of Gravenhurst, both of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, make repairs to a mortar carrier(universal […]
Letters Home from Sicily – 1943
Letters Home from Sicily A soldier with a lot to write home about is Pte. E. Barber of Jarvis, Ont., who is shown here sitting at the edge of a slit trench in a Sicilian olive grove where the 48th Highlanders of Canada, were resting after the fierce battles of the island campaign. P1143
The Pipe Band of the 48th Highlanders – Redhill Surrey Oct 1941
The Pipe Band of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada taking part in ceremony in Redhill, Surrey England at Trooping of the Colour. [P1444]. The ceremonial parade celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the 48th Highlanders in 1891. The home battalion in Toronto held a similar parade marking the anniversary. Same photo […]
Group of 48th with tools – 1940/41
Troops resting in Newdigate, England after digging trenches. The battalion was in the Newdigate area from July 1940 for a year. Mullet, Jim Sturrock, Farmer Tomsett, Geo Fraser, Charlie Stock (head only), Norm Brown, Scagnetti, Frank Collis, Jeff Spicer P1145
‘Moving Up’ photo – Rimini, Italy – September 1944
Members of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders marching off on unpaved path, Rimini, Italy 1944 [P1446]. The battle for the Rimini Line, the northernmost of the Gothic Line defences, lasted 18 days ending with the capture of Rimini on 21 September 1944.
Church Parade of 48th Highlanders in Italy – Fall of 1944
Church Parade of 48th Highlanders in Italy A Canadian Brigadier and four Army chaplains take the salute of the famous 48th Highlanders of Toronto, as they march past the saluting base on their way to a Church Parade in a little Italian village on the Adriatic. In the picture are :H/Major J.I. McKinney, Winnipeg, senior […]
48th advance from Regalbuto to Adrano, Sicily July 1944
Canadians in Sicily Smiling and happy, strung out in single column of route as far back into the background of this picture as the eye can reach, men of the 48th Highlanders of Canada advance from Regalbuto to Adrano. Every step along this road brought them closer to German mortar shelling. P1438