Roll call of the 2nd Battle of Ypres – Apr 24, 1915
Troops formed up for roll call carrying kit, April 24, 1915 after 1st gas attack of the war. The 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders bore the attack, losing as recorded by Lt Col Currie, 667 Highlanders killed, wounded or missing in action. Only 212 Highlanders answered the roll call after the attack. P1296
Train halting for luncheon – France – 1914
Troops of 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders s gathered by freight train for lunch on the way to France, 1914. P1287
Troops leaving England – WW1 – 1914
Troops of 15th Bn, 48th Highlanders carrying rifles marching along the docks leaving England, WWI. P1288
Senior NCOs-WW1
13 Sergeants of 15th Bn, 48th Highlanders posing for photo in WWI. P1289
Capt Daniels with friend – Oct 1914
Capt Daniels of the 15th Bn, 48th Highlanders smoking pipe, fur accoutrement, on ship W/friend. Daniels was killed in action at St. Julien, Ypres, in the first chlorine gas attack of the war – 24 April, 1915
2 Col. Embark to France – Oct 1914
Colonel Wood and LCol Currie, 15th Battalion, on board vessel to France, looking out from the upper deck. P1291
A quiet read on board ship – Oct 1914
15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders Officers on a quick check aboard ship mid, Atlantic. Left to right, Lt. S. MacDonald, Col John Currie, M.P., Capt McGregor and Capt Duguid. P1292
Looking for Subs – WWI
48th Highlanders of the 15th Battalion on board vessel on guard for submarines during the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1914, WWI P1293
15th Bn Leaving For Valcartier Camp – Aug 1914
15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders troops packed in Toronto train station leaving for Valcartier Camp in Quebec, Aug. 1914 P1294
Roll Call transport lines after St. Julien – Apr 24, 1915
Conducting roll call of transport line, after the first chlorine gas attack of the war at St. Julien on April 24, 1915. 15th Canadian Battalion 1st C.E.F. Flanders. Of the battalion’s almost 900 Highlanders only 212 answered the roll call. The rest, recorded as 667 by the Commanding Officer Lt Col John Currie, were killed, […]