Carving from marble of Rheims Cathedral
A soldier of the 15th Battalion carved this piece of marble in the trenches near Rheims and presented it to LCol C E Bent, CMG DSO, the Commanding Officer of the 15th Bn. The stone came from the Rheims Cathedral, France. In addition to 48th Highlanders symbols, including the buckle badge, many of the symbols […]
Capt. Graham MacLachlan, Royal Regiment of Canada – medals
Captain Graham MacLachlan is one of two brothers to Edward MacLachlan. Lt. Ed MacLachlan served with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders and was the first 48th Highlander officer killed in action, on the advance to Caltagirone, Sicily on 15 July 1943. 6 medals: a. 1939-45 Star b. Africa Star c. France and Germany Star d. […]
Lt. Edward M. MacLachlan – Medals
Lt. Edward M. MacLachlan, 1st Battalion – Medals 1) 1939-45 Star, 2) Italy Star, 3) Defence Medal, 4) Can. Volunteer Medal, 5) 1939-45 War Medal Lieutenant Edward Martin MacLachlan (age 23) was killed July 15th, 1943, the 1st 48th Highlander officer or man to be killed in action. On the approach to Caltagirone, Sicily, he […]
The Falcon December 2022
A digital copy of the regimental magazine The Falcon for December 2022
Graham Robertson’s 48th Highlanders cadet uniform as RSM
-Green Tunic & Shirt with tie -Parachutist jump wings. (rare for cadet) -3 medals L-R (Lord Strathcona Medal, Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence, Army Cadet Service Medal w/bar) -patches(Chief Warrant Officer, National Star of Excellence level 5, Distinguished Marksman, Physical Fitness Gold, St, John First Aid, ?,Regional Expeditions pin)
48 Highlanders “H” Company at Queens Own Rifles “H” Coy Mess Dinner 1895
A digital photograph of “H” Company of the 48th Highlanders of Canada enjoying the annual mess dinner with H Company of the Queen’s Own Rifles. It appears that the gentleman in the front row, second from the left, is Sergeant Major Alfred G. Robertson. That would explain the 48th Highlanders at a Queen’s Own Rifles […]
G. L. Cassaday – belt, personal
Black nylon belt with brass coloured buckle and 48th Highlanders crest on buckle
Portrait Painting- Brig. W. W. Southam, DSO, ED
This portrait of Brigadier William Wallace Southam, DSO, ED was donated to the 48th Highlanders in 2003 and hangs in the Officers’ Mess, Moss Park Armoury. Brigadier Southam was Commanding Officer of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, 1st Battalion from August 1940 to January 1942. After graduating from Royal Military College in 1922, Southam joined […]
CADPAT Combat Shirt – New Canadian pattern, 2016
Combat shirt with CADPAT (Canadian Disruptive Pattern) design issued in 2016 for use in Canada and other temperate zones. Coated with permethrin arthropod repellent. Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT; French: dessin de camouflage canadien, DcamC) is the computer-generated digital camouflage pattern developed for use by the Canadian Armed Forces. Four operational variations of CADPAT have been […]
CADPAT combat pants – New design 2016
Combat pants CADPAT (Canadian Disruptive Design) issued in 2016 with new design for temperate zones. Coated with permethrin arthropod repellent. Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT; French: dessin de camouflage canadien, DcamC) is the computer-generated digital camouflage pattern developed for use by the Canadian Armed Forces. Four operational variations of CADPAT have been used by the Canadian […]