Massed bands march under Cinquanteniere Park Arch – 1945
Massed bands march under Cinquanteniere Park Arch, Brussells – 1945 P0612
48th group shot leaving Apeldoorn – Apr 19, 1945
Leaving Apeldoorn, Holland, 48th Highlanders of Canada with Bert Wemp (Toronto Telegram) Sgt Norm Galloway and Capt Bob Murdock Apr 19, 1945 P0598. After the liberation of Apeldoorn on 17 April 1945 the job was not finished for the 48th Highlanders. Able Company, mounted on carriers and jeeps, commanded a flying column over 90 miles […]
48th Highlanders sport team Holland – The Hague 1945
1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders’ sports team at the 1st Canadian Division competition at The Hague, Holland 1945. Leo Trudelle, Gord Outhwaite (Center in front kneeling row) and Joe Kirk.
48th troops going through check points – 1945
Leaving Holland after the end of the war and preparing to embark for the UK, 4 September 1945. . CSM Jack Gunn, (Wild Man from Kalamazoo) and Pat Dalzeil go through check-point. 1945 P0615
48th Highlander’s Padre H/Maj East receives MBE and MC – 28 May 1945
The Long and short of It. Tallest and shortest officers at investiture at Buckingham Palace are pictured after receiving decorations from His Majesty the King. They are: Major Alex Gagnon, Quebec City, awarded the MBE, and Major Stewart B. East, CCS, Toronto and Jarvis, who received both the MBE and the M.C. (Canadian Army Overseas […]
B/Gen Johnston at War crimes trial – 10 Dec 1945
War Crimes trial of General Kurt Meyer. Swearing in of the Court at the war crimes trial of General Kurt Meyer; Aurich, Germany, 10 Dec 45. Far right B/Gen Ian Johnston, 48th Highlanders of Canada. P0617
48th prepare to leave Apeldoorn – 19 April 1945
Members of A Company of the 48th Highlanders of Canada form up in carriers ready to leave Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 19 April 1945. P0602 Following the liberation of Apeldoorn on 17 April, the 48th were at the heart of celebrations by the the Dutch but their job was not finished. On the 19th, Able Company led […]
48th Highlanders escort Nazi SS police to Rotterdam – 10 May 1945
48th Highlanders, 1 Canadian Division, travel from the Hague to Rotterdam escorting Nazi police (SS troops) prior to their march back to Germany, 10 May 1945. P0603 On 9 May at The Hague, the 48th learned they were to be jailers to surrendering German troops, including SS troops. They set the Germans to build their […]
48th Pte’s with Dutch citizens – 13 April 1945
Ptes. W.R. Pellow and G.J. Corey, 48th Highlanders of Canada, with liberated Dutch citizens. Twello, Netherlands, 13 April 1945. Photo by G.B. Gilroy P0604 The town of Twello was the final destination of the 1st phase of Operation Cannonshot, which began on 12 April with the crossing of the Ijssel River near the town of […]
48th Band marching Queen’s Palace
The Pipe Band of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders leading the march past Queen Wilhelmina’s summer Palace, Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. The 48th Highlanders, with other units of the 1st Cdn Division, had liberated Apeldoorn on 17 April, 1945 as the last phase of Operation Cannonshot.