Padre East gives Eulogy at graveside Service – Piedmonte – May 1944
Padre East addresses troops at Piedmonte, Cemetery, 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. The 48th Highlanders were the first to breach the Hitler Line, despite being sent as […]
Troops view graves of comrades – Piedmonte, Italy May 1944
48th troops file past graves at Piedmonte Cemetery, 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. The 48th Highlanders were the first to breach the Hitler Line, despite being sent as […]
Padre East gives Service for the Fallen – Piedmonte – May 1944
Padre East speaking at Piedmonte Cemetery, 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. The 48th Highlanders were the first to breach the Hitler Line, despite being sent as a single […]
Cemetery Service Piedmonte, Pipers playing – May 1944
48th pipers playing at Piedmonte, Cemetery service, May 1944. Pipe Major Keith facing the band. 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. The 48th Highlanders were the first to breach the Hitler […]
Prayer for Fallen at Piedmonte Cemetery- May 1944
Padre East gives prayer at service at Piedmonte Cemetery, 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. The 48th Highlanders were the first to breach the Hitler Line, despite being sent […]
1941 Trooping the Colours – 1941 Redhill, Surrey
Marching up to their positions for the Trooping of the Colour, in Redhill Surrey, marking the 50th Anniversary of the Regiment’s founding in 1891, are members of Canada’s 48th Highlanders, currently stationed in England. The ceremony at Redhill Stadium was held on 12 October, 1941. The home battalion, in Toronto, held a similar ceremony on […]
Group with water cans & axe – Newdigate, UK 1941
Another photo of 48th at Newdigate, UK 1941. The members are Farmer Tomsett, Alec Scagnetti, Ivor Price, Jack Scott, Norm Williams, Mullette, Charlie Stock, Frank Collis and Jeff Spicer. P1466
D Coy being piped down road – Reggio di Calabria – Sept. 1943
D Coy, 48th Highlanders of Canada being piped down the road at Reggio di Calabria, a southern coastal town in Italy where the 48th Highlanders and the 1st Cdn Division landed on 3 Sept. 1943 having crossed the Straits of Messina from Sicily. Pipe Major Andy Anderson is playing. C.S.M. J. Gunn and D Company […]
Digging a trench on golf course – Kingswood, UK 1940
Troops dig a trench at Kingswood Golf Course in the UK, 1940 after the move from Newdigate. Troops from left to right, Jack Deacon, Eddy Alves, Jordan?, Albert Venman, Alec Scagnetti, Jack Catt, ? Cook, J.D. Scott. Also Charles Stock. P1468
48th Officers – WW2
48th Highlander Officers in front of building WW2. Battalion officers are Ian Johnston, George Beal. Between Dec 1943 and April 1944. P1469