Col Robert Gibson (Bob) Darling, CD
Honorary Colonel 48th Highlanders 2004 -2007 Commanding Officer Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 16 Feb 1975–12 Jun 1977 July 18, 1938 – January 18, 2025
Maj WP (Bud) Gillie, MMM, CD
Regimental Sergeant Major 48th Highlanders of Canada 1996 – 1999 Commanding Officer 25 Medical Company
LCol Kenneth James McBey, CStJ, CD, PhD
Commanding Officer 1992 – 1995 Ken began his military service in the Governor’s General Horse Guards, an armoured regiment, until it was realized that he was too tall to command a tank with the hatch closed. He transferred to the 48th Highlanders of Canada in Toronto and became an infantry officer. He held a wide […]
Brigadier General Gregory Achilles Young, OMM, MSM, CD (Officer US Legion of Honor)
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1989 – 1992 Deputy Commanding General Combined Security Transition Command (Security Reform) 2006 – 2007 Commander 32 Canadian Brigade Group 1997 – 2000 Commander Land Forces Central Area – 2005 BGen Greg Young joined the the 48th Highlanders of Canada under the Student Militia Training Programme in 1964. In […]
Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Wilkinson Gausby Mowat, CD
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1985 -1988 Lieutenant Colonel H.W.G. Mowat joined the Victoria Rifles of Canada Cadet Corps in Montreal in 1960. He rose to command the corps before its disbandment in 1964. He transferred to and assisted in forming the 4th Field Engineers Cadet Corps at Hillside Armoury. He was awarded the […]
Colonel AW (Bill) Jensen, CD
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1982 – 1985 Commander Toronto Militia District 1987 -1989 Col Arthur William (Bill) Jensen was born and raised in Montreal where he attended high school at Lower Canada College. His earliest military experience was in the school’s cadet corps where he developed a passion for competitive rifle shooting. In […]
Lieutenant Colonel David Gordon Temple, CD, A de C
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1979 – 1982 Born in Toronto, Ontario, on May 1, 1943. LCol Temple started his military career at the age of 14 as a member of the Upper Canada College Cadet Corps. Two years later, when he transferred to Bishop Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ontario, he attained the […]
Brigadier General PAG Cameron, OMM, CStJ, CD
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1967 – 1970 Commander District No 1 du Québec Peter Cameron’s lifelong interest in the military resulted in a second and concurrent career which paralleled his business achievements. He commanded the Appleby College Cadet Corps and was later commissioned in the Royal Canadian Armored Corps (McGill Contingent, COTC). After […]
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Charles (Doug) Haldenby, CD
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1961 – 1964 Honorary Colonel 1984 – 1988 and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel 1982 – 1984 Douglas Charles Haldenby was born 3 Mar 1925 in Toronto. His father was BGen Eric Wilson Haldenby (1893-1971) who was also a Commanding Officer of the Regiment. In 1948, he married Muriel Ross MacDonald […]
RSM (CWO) JK McGuffin, CD
Regimental Sergeant Major 48th Highlanders of Canada 1991 – 1996