LCol George M Alexander. MC VD
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1936-1939 Officer Commanding No 3 Company – 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada) Prisoner of War – St Julien 23 April 1915
LCol W. Charles Warren Darling, VD
Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada (Home Battalion) 1915-1919 Commanding Officer 48th Highlanders of Canada 1919-1923 William Charles Warren Darling joined the 48th Highlanders as a private on 31 March 1897. He was the first of four generations of the Darling family to wear the Davidson tartan.
Certificate accompanying War Service Badge
Certificate issued to Capt. A C H Andrews of the 15th Battalion that accompanied the War Service Badge. The badge was worn on civilian clothes to identify the wearer as serving or having served in the First World War. The certificate had to be carried when the badge was worn as method of verification.
Sgt Maj (WO2) Colin Fraser Barron VC
Colin Fraser Barron was born on 20 September 1893 in Baldavie Cottage in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in March 1910, becoming a railway worker in Toronto. He enlisted in the 48th Highlanders, a militia unit in May 1913 and was posted to H Company. He volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) […]
Pte Muckleston WH
134th Battalion, 48th Highlanders
15th Battalion Memorial at Zillebeke, Belgium: Battle Honour “Observatory Ridge”
Monument erected by the 48th Highlanders’ 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the role of the 15th Battalion in the Ypres Salient at Observatory Ridge on 2/3 June 1916. “The mad crescendo runs On the woeful waiting ones The huddled world in waiting ‘Neath the Guns.” Throughout the First World War, the town of […]
15th Battalion Memorial in Hendecourt, France: Battle Honour “Crow’s Nest”
Monument erected by the 48th Highlanders’ 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the role of the 15th Battalion in the September 1-2, 1918 offensive against the Drocourt Queant (D-Q) Line and specifically the attack on the Crow’s Nest. The D-Q Line was part of the heavily defended Hindenburg Line and the assault on it by […]
15th Battalion Memorial east of Festubert, France: Battle Honour “Festubert”
Monument erected by the 48th Highlanders’ 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the role of the 15th Battalion in the May 20, 1915 battle of Festubert. Click HERE to see more detail. The Battle of Festubert was the second major engagement fought by Canadian troops in the First World War. The First Canadian Division (which […]
15th Battalion Memorial near Marquion, France: Battle Honour “Canal du Nord”
Monument erected by the 48th Highlanders’ 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the action that won the battle honour “Canal du Nord.” The memorial is located near Marquion, France In March 1918 the German High Command commenced a series of large scale offensives along the Western Front. Although German forces achieved initial significant gains, […]
15th Battalion Memorial in Warvillers, France: Battle Honour “Amiens”
Monument erected by the 48th Highlanders’ 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the battle of “Amiens” “The deeds performed were outstanding and the utter disregard of danger shown by them was largely instrumental in determining the success of this battalion throughout these operations.” War Diary In March 1918 the German High Command commenced a […]