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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 […]

Battalion CO’s of 3rd Bdg – Germany 1919

The battalion Commanding Officers of the 3rd Brigade  sitting cross legged. LCol Worral (14th Bn), LCol Bent (15th Bn), LCol Peck (16th Bn) and LCol Perry (13th Bn), in Germany 1919. P1164 Two days after the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) marched into Germany. From 13 November to […]

48th marching out Germany – January 1919

Marching out of Germany, January 1919: On the road from Unter Esbach, the Colour Escort, 15th Battalion, under command of Captain W. Maybin, MC Presents Arms. Note the full packs and blanket rolls of the troops and the platoon commander to the right.  P1165 Shortly after the Armistice of 11 November, 1918, the 15th Battalion […]

Consecration of Colours -1928

Consecration of the new Colours presented to the 48th Highlanders on 24 May 1925. This second Stand of Colours, consisting of the Sovereign’s Colour and a Regimental Colour, had 10 of the 21 Battle Honours awarded to the 48th for the First World War emblazoned on the Regimental Colour in 1927. The consecration ceremony was […]

48th Highlanders Sgt’s Mess Dinner- 1970s

Sgts listen to Robert Burns’ “Address to  a Haggis”. Sgt Bruce Gledhill on Left. Members of RCR Regiment in crowd and MWO Dave Boggiss, Pipe Major Ross Stewart and RSM (CWO) Elms at head table. P1152

48th Sgts Mess Dinner – 1970s

Members of the WOs and Sgts Mess listen to “Address to a Haggis” by Gord Rankin. In attendance are members of The RCR. RSM of RCR, then 48th Highlanders RSM (CWO) Bill Elms, Pipe Major Ross Stewart and Head table. Sgt Bruce Gledhill on left of Gord Rankin. Photo taken in lecture room at Moss […]