Four troops one piper – WW2
Rosy Elson, Snapper Williams, Joel Clark, Bob Blyth and Jack Beatty out side a building, WW2? P1497
1951 Trooping the Colour – 26 May 1951
LCol M. E. George, Commanding Officer, and The Governor General of Canada, Viscount Alexander inspect the first rank of the 48th Highlanders of Canada during the Trooping of the Colour on 26 May 1951, during the Units Diamond Jubilee Reunion at Varsity Stadium. [Prior accession No. P1498]
48th Dispatch riders, Sicily – 1943
Took Messages Through in Sicily Stress laid on motorcycle maintenance by the Army, paid dividends for these Canadian dispatch riders whose daring combined with mechanically-perfect mounts to win a deadly game from Axis snipers on tortuous Sicily terrain. Establishment of a mobile motorcycle maintenance school is the latest step to verse Canadian troops in motorcycle […]
Padre East talks to troops – Sicily, August 1943
(similar to P1450) Padre East talking to troops in Regalbuto, Sicily after the battle for the town on 30 July 1943 – P1254
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 […]
48th Highlanders Pioneer Section at train station – 21 to 23 June 1902
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 under Aid to the Civil Power. Dress was “Drill Order with Haversacks, great coats in readiness.” They were […]
15th Bn Marching up road -2 July 1918
Sir Robert Borden watching parade march past 2 July 1918. 48th Highlanders wearing balmorals and kilts. On 2 July, Sir Robert Borden inspected the 15th Battalion and the 3rd Brigade, who were training to act as “shock troops” to roll back the Germans. While Canadian forces were being readied, the British were struggling to stop […]
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 […]