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]
Sigs Section of 48th Highlanders, Sicily
Sigs Section in Sicily, in front of aqueduct half way up Mount Etna, likely late August 1943 after the completion of the Sicilian Campaign and the battalion was at rest at Militello. In the photo are: Bill Adams, Ed Worrall, Thomas, Keightley, George White, Dooley, Alex Hodgson, Jack Scott and Don Thick. P1489
Pte W. R. McCallum in Aldershot – 1940
McCallum Standing in garden in Aldershot, UK 1940. P1490
48th Highlander standing at ease in Aldershot -1940
A Highlander standing at ease in front of sandbags in Aldershot, UK. P1491
In private billets, Wellingboro, UK – June 1941
Two 48th Highlanders with couple, owners of the home in which Spicer and Charlie Stock billeted in Wellingboro on June 1,2 1941. The battalion had left Aldershot on 30 May by train for the Dover coast as part of a plan to be sent to France to aid the Allied armies being pushed back in […]
Two Highlanders smoking, Littlehampton – November 1940
Troops left their billets in Kingswood and went to their new home in Littlehampton in November 1940. 48th Highlanders Jack Beatty and Snapper Williams are pictured having a smoke outside. P1493
Troops take a break from training – England 1940,41
The 48th Highlanders of Canada are applying lessons of “Blitz” War to Airport Defence. In the pink of condition, this airfield defence company is kept that way;…hardened by forced marches, with an occasional rest at the roadside as they cross the English countryside. P1476
Piper gives candy to Italian boy – Rimini Area 1944
Piper D. Boyle, Kirkland Lake, Ont., member of the Pipe Band of the famous 48th Highlanders of Canada, offers candy to an Italian youngster in Italian town near the Adriatic battle front. P1478
Graveside Service in Piedmonte – May 1944
Buglers of the 48th Highlanders Pipe Band play Last Post for their fallen comrades at Piedmonte Cemetery, in Piedmonte d’Alife, Italy in late May 1944. The 48th Highlanders were at rest at Piedmonte d’Alife following their two-day breaching of the Adolph Hitler line on 22/23 May at the head of the Liri Valley near Pontecorvo. […]
Grave markers at Piedmonte Cemetery, Italy – May 1944
The 48th Highlanders Pipes and Drums plays behind graves at Piedmonte Cemetery, in late May 1944. Grave markers are shown of Pte Freeman, Sgt. D.K. Carswell, Pte A.J. McLaughlin, Pte B.F.A. Cadet, Pte. P.D. Burk. The 48th Highlanders were at rest at Piedmonte d-Alife following their two-day breaching of the Adolph Hitler line on 22/23 […]