Pte William Richard Bell – 1915
Pte Bell in full dress uniform. Photo likely taken in London in early 1915. The photo is a post card, with a black and white photo on the front. Pte Bell, a member of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) was wounded three times, returning each time to the battalion. He rose to the rank of […]
Balmoral – 1914 – 15th Battalion
This pattern of balmoral was made in Canada from 1914 – 1916 until replaced by a British issue. The head band is hand knit and the balmoral is Fuzzy Wool. It carries the 48th Highlanders cap badge. The balmoral was issued to Pte William Richard Bell, later Lieutenant, most likely at Valcartier Quebec where the […]
Lieutenant Colonel George T Chisholm, VD
Commanding Officer 92nd Battalion (48th Highlanders) CEF 1916 – 1917
Standards for Colours – 1892 – 1925
These two wooden standards surmounted by a gilded crown and with gilt/corded “ropes” ending in tassels carried the first Stand of Colours (Sovereign, Regimental) from the date of their presentation to the 48th Highlanders of their Colours by Lord Stanley in 1892.
RSM (WO1) JR Cotterill
Sergeant Major 92nd Battalion (48th Highlanders) CEF Jocylyn Ross Cotterill was appointed Sergeant Major of the 92nd Battalion and attested to that unit on 28-Aug-15. He arrived in the UK on the Empress of Britain on 29-May-16. He was returned to Canada for medical reasons on. 26-Jan-17 and medically discharged from active service.
RSM (WO1) Robert Grant Henderson
Sergeant Major 134th Battalion (48th Highlanders) 1916-1918 Robert Grant Henderson was an original 48th Highlander (#91). In 1916 he was appointed to be Sergeant-Major of the 134th Battalion (48th Highlanders) CEF and arrived in the UK on board the SS Scotian 19-Aug-16. In Aug-1917 he returned on furlough to Canada and was released from […]
Sgt-Mjr JW Kirkness
Sergeant Major 48th Regiment “Highlanders” 1913-1919 James W Kirkness (No 357) was an original 48th Highlander serving in B Company. In 1913 he became the third Sergeant Major of the 48th Highlanders succeeding Sergeant Major Rose and remained Sgt Mjr of the Home Battalion from 1914 to 1919.
RSM (WO1) Thomas Cotton MM
Regimental Sergeant Major 48th Highlanders of Canada 1943-1948 Thomas Cotton joined the 48th Highlanders and was serving as a Sergeant in the Regiment in 1916 when he joined the 134th Battalion 48th Highlanders Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). He later was transferred to the 4th Battalion CEF and served with them. until the end of the […]
LCol Hamilton Cassels, MBE
Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada 1945
LCol IMR Sinclair, DSO OBE MC VD
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1930-1932 Commanding Officer 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada) Commanding Officer 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Jamaica 1941-42) Born in Toronto on 16 June 1891, Sinclair was a student at the University of Toronto and member of the Queen’s Own Rifles. After the outbreak of the […]