B/Gen Johnston speaks to M/Gen Hoffmeister – 16 April 1945
(Brigadier I.S. Johnston (left) talking with Major-General B.M. Hoffmeister at 5th Canadian Armoured Division Headquarters near Otterloo, Netherlands, 16 April 1945. P0618 Brigadier Johnston at the time was Acting Major General, a rank that would have been confirmed if the war had lasted a couple of weeks longer. Johnston was the Commanding Officer of the […]
Welcome Home 48th Highlanders-1945
Welcome Home 48th Highlanders of Canada – 1945 at University Avenue Armouries. P0619 Two veterans of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders in wheelchairs attending the return of their battalion on 1 October 1945. with family and friends.
Sergeants and Corporals Qualifying Course – 1950
Sergeants and Corporals Qualifying Course 1950. Captain and 3 Sr NCO Instructors in front row. P0314
Placing Wreaths at 48th Highlanders War Memorial – 1961
Officers & veterans place wreaths at monument. From left to right, Sgt Murray Palmateer, 2/Lt David G. Temple, Capt John Slater, LCol J. Lowndes, and Padre S.B. East. On right is Guard Sgt Sandy Young. P0621
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 […]
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 […]