Two officers Banton / Clarkson in Sicily
Two officers, Major Don Banton holds binoculars and Lt. Johnnie Clarkson with a clipboard and a pipe. See also P1461 Wearing hot weather uniforms and helmets with camo netting. P0493
Montgomery addressing 48th Highlanders ; 8th Army – Militello, Italy 1943
Gen. Montgomery addressing a crowd of 48th Highlanders & 8th Army troops in a field in Sicily. Militello, Sicily P0495 The date would be between 27 August and 2 September. The 48th Highlanders and the 1st Canadian Division were camped at Militello, following the completion of the Sicilian Campaign. They would cross the Straits of […]
Sappers sweeping roads – Regalbuto, Sicily- Aug 1943
Sappers sweeping roads for mines before allowing vehicles to enter town of Regalbuto ( west of Palermo). 1943 P0496 For First Publication Evenings, Fr. Aug 20, 1943 British official photo. No. BNA 5574 (WA), War Office Photo. Crown Copyright reserved. (Picture issued August 1943.) Combined artillery- air strafing drove Germans from Regalbuto. British Infantry made […]
48th troops passing Sherman tank – Sicily
48th Highlanders of the 1st Battalion passing Sherman tank in Sicily with one soldier riding on tank on a dusty road. P0497
Major Don Banton with 3 Italians-Sicily 1943
Major Don Banton speaking with 3 Italian soldiers in front of a ruined building in Sicily. The Italian soldiers and local Guardia, with the exception of a strongly fascist group called the Blackshirts, had decided not to fight as the Allies crossed Sicily, leaving the defence to the Germans. On 26 July, 1943 near the […]
Pte Hank McDowell wearing straw hat holding tommy gun – Italy 1943
Pte. McDowell wearing straw hat holding tommy gun ( in Reggio?). McDowell was killed at Lamone River crossing in northern Italy on 10 December, 1944. Might have been in Southern Italy at Reggio di Calabria where the 1st Canadian Division landed, crossing the Straits of Messina from Sicily on 3 September. P0494
Two columns advancing, Sicily – July 1943
Two columns of 48th Highlanders advancing in battle order across a field on the plateaus of central Sicily, 1943 P0499
Agira Cemetery, Sicily
Cross of Sacrifice at Agira Cemetery in Sicily. P0500
Lt Clarkson ; LCol Johnston looking at map – Sicily
Lt Johnnie Clarkson, IO (Information Officer) & LCol Ian Johnston (Commanding Officer) looking at map in front of tent in Militello, Sicily. The area of Militello was the second rest camp for the 48th Highlanders after the completion of the battles across Sicily. Their first camp, at the Simeto River, with green and lush farm […]
Kingswood Court 1941 – side view
Kingswood Court, Surrey England 1941 – side view showing statues and front steps. The 48th moved from the Newdigate region to Kingswood in 1941. P0488