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Lt and CO looking at map – Sicily. August 1943

Canadians Rest in Sicily   Lieut. J.M.E. Clarkson, Toronto, of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, here follows the course of the remainder of the Sicilian campaign which his Commanding Officer, Lt Col. Ian Johnston, traces for him on a map. The 48th moved into an olive grove for a well-earned rest when Canadian forces were […]

Capt Wallace having a drink – Sicily

Canadians in Sicily   Captain Ian S. Wallace, Toronto, of the 48th Highlanders of Canada exercises his right arm by lifting a large earthenware jug for a drink of water. The 48th had moved into an olive grove after they were withdrawn for a rest at the completion of the Sicilian battles in the first […]

Trooping the Colour – Redhill Surrey, 12 Oct. 1941

1st Bn, 48th Highlanders,  march behind Colours, for Trooping the Colours, for 50th Anniversary of the Regiment at Redhill, Surrey, UK. Major Bowman and Capt J.C. Clarke. The Trooping of the Colour, marked the 50th Anniversary of the Regiment’s founding in 1891. The ceremony at Redhill Stadium was held on 12 October, 1941. The home […]

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 […]

48th Highlanders – 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 […]

Group of troops – Newdigate, UK 1941

A group of the guys in Newdigate, UK 1941. Top row Norm Brown, Alec Scagnetti, Mullen, Jeff Spicer, Ivor Price, Jim Sturrock, Charlie Stock,  Len Summers, Farmer Tomsett. First row, Bob Meunier, Jack Scott, J.D. Scott  P1463

Building temporary camp – Militello, Sicily

Canadians Relax after Sicily Battles Their share in the Sicilian operations over, men of the 48th Highlanders of Canada get to work building temporary camp in an olive grove, to rest and refit while awaiting their next action. Here is a new battalion headquarters under construction by Pte. K.G. Miller, Bridge Way, Ont. (left), and […]

48th Church Parade Piedmonte, Bn singing a hymn – 1944

Bn Singing a hymn at Piedmonte d’Alife at Church Parade.  The battalion was at rest following their successful breaching of the Adolph Hitler Line on 22/23 May 1944. The battalion did it alone, without a FOO for artillery or the promise of tank support. The Division commanders had decided that the 48th Highlanders, single battalion […]