Cpl Kane Thomas Henry
Thomas Henry Kane B75125 Born: 8 Jan 1921 in Philadelphia Penn. USA Listed Occupation: Welder Enlisted in Toronto Ontario Canada Sept. 24, 1941 No record on our sailing lists (which are incomplete) but his service book indicates he landed in Sicily July 10, 1943 (possibly on the SS Derbyshire ) with the Canadian Army, 48th […]
LCol J I (Ian) Douglas, CM,KStJ,CD
Lt. Ian Douglas 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. Once in England he quickly joined the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders in January 1943 in the […]
Maj PR Griffin, MC
1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada (CASF) 1940-43 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion 1944-45
Capt Marshal Stearns MBE (MID)
Carrier Platoon Commander, Scout Platoon Commander and Intelligence Officer 1st Battalion. 48th Highlanders of Canada Lt. Marshall Stearns joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of […]
LCpl White G (RCCS) (MID*)
Lieutenant Colonel Hamish Kerr MacIntosh, MBE, EM
The Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1955 – 1958 Major Hamish K. Macintosh, M.B.E., E.D., was a son of Mr & Mrs John F Hendry. He attended Ridley College in St Catherines 1936 – 1939. He was an avid athlete and played hockey , football and cricket and was a school ‘“Prefect” in 1938 […]
LCol Hamilton Cassels, Jr. MBE
Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada 1945 Hamilton (Laddie) Cassels, Jr. was born on August 1st, 1895, in Toronto, Ontario, to Hamilton Cassels (b.Quebec, 1854-d.Toronto, 1925), Barrister and Mary Yarwood Baldwin. Cassels earned a degree from the University of Toronto in 1913. He was admitted to Osgoode Hall Law School in 1917 and […]
Capt William G (Gus) Angus MC
Officer Commanding “D” Company 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada (CASF) 1944-1945 Capt Bill (Gus) Angus joined 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada in the field during the third week of October 1944 transferring in after 30 Reconnaissance (Essex) Regiment was disbanded as part of a Canadian Army reorganization. He joined “A”Coy as a […]
LCol GEB Renison DSO (MID)
Battalion 2nd in Command (2IC) 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada 1944-45 Commanding Officer, Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment George Everett Bristol Renison was the son of the Bishop Metropolitan of Ontario. He joined the 48th Highlanders of Canada in 1937. Lt Renison was among the first officers selected to join 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders […]
LCol JME Clarkson MC CD (MID)
Intelligence Officer (IO) 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders 1943 – 44 Brigade IO 1 Canadian Infantry Brigade – 1944 GSO 2 1 Canadian Corps – 1944 – 45 Lt. J. M. E. (Johnny) Clarkson joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 […]