48th Highlanders Book of Remembrance

In the centre of the chancel is a memorial Communion Table dedicated on Remembrance Day, Sunday, 11 November 1934, by The Rev. Stuart C. Parker, D.D., Minister of St. Andrew’s and Chaplain of the Regiment. The table, a gift of the sergeants in memory of their comrades who fell in the First World War, stands […]

Waterproofed Map of Lille, France

A 4.5 inch by 6.75 inch (when folded) waterproofed map of Lille France, sale 1/80000. Lille is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, near the border with Belgium. A cultural hub and bustling university city today, it was once an important merchant center of French Flanders, and many Flemish influences remain. The […]

Loos Trench Map 36º NW3

A 4.5 inch by 6.75 inch (when folded) cotton rag map coated with waterproofing of Loos, 36º N W, Edition 9. A, Scale 1: 30,000. A Trench map shows trenches dug for use in war. This article refers mainly to those produced by the British during the Great War, 1914–1918 although other participants made or […]

Part II orders: Sailing NWE to England disemb 5 Sep 45

Typed foolscap pages. Part II Orders No 54 from No 4 Canadian Repatriation Depot dated 7 September 1945 listing the deployment of 48th Highlanders, 1st Battalion. Contents of the order include: From NWE on 4 Sep 45 to England 5 Sep 45, Officers and ORs; Attachments; leaves; Appointments; Marriages; NOK changes.

Part II orders: Reinforcements to 1 Bn 14 Jul 40

Pt II Order No. 183, Toronto, 23 July 1940. An extract from No 2 CITC Daily Order No 33 Striking off Strength of 48th Highlanders for purposes of proceeding overseas effective 14 July 1940 as reinforcements for the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders.

Part I Order: Reinforcement Draft 10 Jun 1940

Pt 1 Order No. 27 from 48th Highlanders of Canada CASF Depot “Personnel warned for draft and will be on parade 0800 hours 17-6-40”. Issued under Lt Col G. M. Alexander, MC, VD in Toronto, 10 June 1940.