Captain A. W. S. Smith
Captain A. W. S. Smith 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. (more research tbd)
Captain A. W. S. Smart
Captain A. W. S. Smart 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. (more research tbd)
Captain G. S. Osler
Captain G. S. Osler 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. (more research tbd)
Captain G. H. Osler
Captain G. H. Osler 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. (more research tbd)
Major J. C. Maynard, VD
Shortly after war was declared in September 1939 Major J. C. Maynard 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. Maynard served in the First World War […]
Captain G. R. Marani – 2nd Battalion
Captain Marani of the 48th Highlanders militia unit, joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto in 1939 just after war was declared. He 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. (More research required)
Captain C. M. King – 2nd Battalion
Captain King, a member of the 48th Highlanders militia battalion volunteered for overseas duty and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada for training. (more research tbd)
Warrant Officer’s Sabre from the 4th Gordons
A Warrant Officer’s Sabre from the 4th Gordons
Gordon Tartan Kilt with WO Sporran and hose
The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordon & Camerons) In 1904 the 48th Highlanders became allied to the Gordon Highlanders. This alliance, first in the British Commonwealth was proposed by General the Earl of Dundonald as a means of fostering new ties between Britain and the Colonies. The Gordon Highlanders were an old and renown Regiment raised in […]
Captain George Campbell Hendrie
George C. Hendrie as a Lieutenant was one of 16 48th Highlanders awarded the Coronation Medal in 1937. He was promoted to Captain on 10 April 1939 and joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in September 1939 when war was declared, one of 52 Officers to do so. Two other members of the Hendrie family […]