Ten Highlanders next to truck – 1940s
Ten troops next to a truck, probably in England early 1940 during a training exercise. Some of the troops were Docherty, CQMS Milton, CQMS MacDonald, Charlie?, Kerr, George Taylor, Wally? MacCallum and Pat Courrier. P1495
Highlanders at Kingswood – Oct 1940
Three troops at new billets in Kingswood, they had moved from Newdigate, UK in October 1940. P1496
Four troops one piper – WW2
Rosy Elson, Snapper Williams, Joel Clark, Bob Blyth and Jack Beatty out side a building, WW2? P1497
1951 Trooping the Colour – 26 May 1951
LCol M. E. George, Commanding Officer, and The Governor General of Canada, Viscount Alexander inspect the first rank of the 48th Highlanders of Canada during the Trooping of the Colour on 26 May 1951, during the Units Diamond Jubilee Reunion at Varsity Stadium. [Prior accession No. P1498]
Sigs Section of 48th Highlanders, Sicily
Sigs Section in Sicily, in front of aqueduct half way up Mount Etna, likely late August 1943 after the completion of the Sicilian Campaign and the battalion was at rest at Militello. In the photo are: Bill Adams, Ed Worrall, Thomas, Keightley, George White, Dooley, Alex Hodgson, Jack Scott and Don Thick. P1489
Pte W. R. McCallum in Aldershot – 1940
McCallum Standing in garden in Aldershot, UK 1940. P1490
Troops take a break from training – England 1940,41
The 48th Highlanders of Canada are applying lessons of “Blitz” War to Airport Defence. In the pink of condition, this airfield defence company is kept that way;…hardened by forced marches, with an occasional rest at the roadside as they cross the English countryside. P1476
48th Highlanders Piper and Italian boy – 1944
48th Piper and his wee Italian Friend Every youngster loves to beat a drum and this wee Italian youngster is no exception. Here Piper D. Boyle, Kirkland Lake Ont., permits this lad to tap one of the drums of the famous 48th Highlanders of Canada Pipe Band. P1477
Piper gives candy to Italian boy – Rimini Area 1944
Piper D. Boyle, Kirkland Lake, Ont., member of the Pipe Band of the famous 48th Highlanders of Canada, offers candy to an Italian youngster in Italian town near the Adriatic battle front. P1478
Graveside Service in Piedmonte – May 1944
Buglers of the 48th Highlanders Pipe Band play Last Post for their fallen comrades at Piedmonte Cemetery, in Piedmonte d’Alife, Italy in late May 1944. The 48th Highlanders were at rest at Piedmonte d’Alife following their two-day breaching of the Adolph Hitler line on 22/23 May at the head of the Liri Valley near Pontecorvo. […]