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Return from Hill 70 – Aug 1917

15th Bn Pipers leading the march to rest areas after Hill 70. Aug 1917 P1162 Hill 70: A short four months after Vimy, after a recovery period and a quieter period in the trenches, the Canadians were called upon again. Hill 70, a natural and well-fortified hill protecting the town of Lens, was the Germans’ […]

Return after Hill 70 – Aug 1917

15th Bn Troops marching to rest area following Hill 70. P1161 On horseback to the left is the Commanding Officer, LCol Bent and to his right the Adjutant, Captain Erin Haldenby. Hill 70: A short four months after Vimy, after a recovery period and a quieter period in the trenches, the Canadians were called upon […]

Troops at damaged Orderly Room at Les Brebis, 5 Aug 1917

Damage caused by stray Boche Shell. French ladies congratulate 15th Battalion on their escape. August, 1917  P1163 The battalion had moved into Les Brebis, the brigade’s reserve position on 3 August, to prepare for their role in the assault on Hill 70 twelve days later. German artillery, searching for battery targets, dropped a 5.9-inch shell […]

Battalion CO’s of 3rd Bdg – Germany 1919

The battalion Commanding Officers of the 3rd Brigade  sitting cross legged. LCol Worral (14th Bn), LCol Bent (15th Bn), LCol Peck (16th Bn) and LCol Perry (13th Bn), in Germany 1919. P1164 Two days after the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) marched into Germany. From 13 November to […]

48th marching out Germany – January 1919

Marching out of Germany, January 1919: On the road from Unter Esbach, the Colour Escort, 15th Battalion, under command of Captain W. Maybin, MC Presents Arms. Note the full packs and blanket rolls of the troops and the platoon commander to the right.  P1165 Shortly after the Armistice of 11 November, 1918, the 15th Battalion […]

Consecration of Colours -1928

Consecration of the new Colours presented to the 48th Highlanders on 24 May 1925. This second Stand of Colours, consisting of the Sovereign’s Colour and a Regimental Colour, had 10 of the 21 Battle Honours awarded to the 48th for the First World War emblazoned on the Regimental Colour in 1927. The consecration ceremony was […]

48th Highlanders at Train Station – Toronto Railway Strike, 1902

Officers in Blue Patrols & Troops in White Shell and Pith helmets  at train station in 1902. P1157 Toronto Railway Company Strike, 21 – 23 June 1902 The Pioneer section of the 48th Highlanders awaits orders in case new riots break out against the Toronto Railway Company. It would be the battalion’s first time serving […]