Pte Jones sending a radio message – Sicily 1943
Canadians in Sicily A Vancouverite with Toronto’s 48th Highlanders, Signalman R.W. Jones, sitting here in a Universal Carrier, relays a message back to a brigade headquarters from Advance Btn. Hdqtrs. This picture was taken during the Canadian’s advance from Agira to Regalbuto, on 30 July 1943, which was captured after even harder fighting than that […]
RSM talks to Sgt – Sicily 1943
Sgt. Bob Lee and RSM (WO1) Jim Keith DCM have a chat in Sicily in 1943.
Lt and CO looking at map – Sicily. August 1943
Canadians Rest in Sicily Lieut. J.M.E. Clarkson, Toronto, of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, here follows the course of the remainder of the Sicilian campaign which his Commanding Officer, Lt Col. Ian Johnston, traces for him on a map. The 48th moved into an olive grove for a well-earned rest when Canadian forces were […]
Capt Wallace having a drink – Sicily
Canadians in Sicily Captain Ian S. Wallace, Toronto, of the 48th Highlanders of Canada exercises his right arm by lifting a large earthenware jug for a drink of water. The 48th had moved into an olive grove after they were withdrawn for a rest at the completion of the Sicilian battles in the first […]
Trooping the Colour – Redhill Surrey, 12 Oct. 1941
1st Bn, 48th Highlanders, march behind Colours, for Trooping the Colours, for 50th Anniversary of the Regiment at Redhill, Surrey, UK. Major Bowman and Capt J.C. Clarke. The Trooping of the Colour, marked the 50th Anniversary of the Regiment’s founding in 1891. The ceremony at Redhill Stadium was held on 12 October, 1941. The home […]
1941 Trooping the Colours – 1941 Redhill, Surrey
Marching up to their positions for the Trooping of the Colour, in Redhill Surrey, marking the 50th Anniversary of the Regiment’s founding in 1891, are members of Canada’s 48th Highlanders, currently stationed in England. The ceremony at Redhill Stadium was held on 12 October, 1941. The home battalion, in Toronto, held a similar ceremony on […]
Group with picks and tents – Newdigate, UK 1941
Another photo of the troops at Newdigate, UK. 1941. The members are Mullet, Jeff Spicer, Frank Collis, Ivor Brown, Alec Scagnetti, Jim Sturrock, J.D. Scott and Jack Scott P1465
Support Coy, 48th Highlanders in Italy – 1944
Group shot of Support Company in Italy, probably summer 1944. P1456
48th Church Parade Piedmonte, Bn singing a hymn – 1944
Bn Singing a hymn at Piedmonte d’Alife at Church Parade. The battalion was at rest following their successful breaching of the Adolph Hitler Line on 22/23 May 1944. The battalion did it alone, without a FOO for artillery or the promise of tank support. The Division commanders had decided that the 48th Highlanders, single battalion […]
Sgt H.E. Cooper – July1943
Fashions for Men, 1943 Airborne insects with a bite were of greater concern to Sgt. H.E. Cooper, Toronto, of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, shown here, when King’s Regulations (Canada) which declare that all chins and faces will be shaved. What the sergeant-major said was not recorded. Sgt Cooper is wearing the uniform in which […]