Lieut. John S. D. Thompson

Lt. John Sparrow David Thompson was born 28 October 1908 in Toronto and listed his profession as Transportation and religion as Protestant Anglican. NOK: Mother: Maud E. Thompson, 10 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto, phone MI 8796. Wife: Mrs. Jane Thompson, 49 Poplar Plains Crescent, Toronto. Thompson enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada […]

Lieut. D.H. Milnes

Lieut D.H Milnes (nicknamed “Pocohantas) joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. Following training Milne went overseas to the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada, assigned […]

Lieut. W.K. (Ken) McLurg

Lieut W.K. McLurg joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. After arriving in the Holding Unit in England, Lt. McLurg joined the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders […]

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