Lieutenant-Colonel William B (Bill) Hendrie, ED
Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada 16 January to 31 March 1942 William Brown (Bill) Hendrie was the son of Lieutenant Colonel William Hendrie and had served as an officer since the 1920s. He and his brother George were both serving in September 1939 and volunteered to join the 1st Battalion on mobilization. He […]
Lieutenant Colonel Trumbull “Trum” Warren OBE (USA-Bronze Star)
LCol Warren was Personal Assistant to Field Marshal Montgomery (Commander 21st Army Group) from January 1944 to the end of the war. Personal Assistant was the senior position on Montgomery’s staff. Warren and had previously served as Aide de Camp (ADC) to Montgomery while he commanded British Eighth Army. Trumbull “Trum” Warren was a 48th […]
Bugle of Pte Warring Tooze – 15th Bn (48th Highlanders)
Bugle with green cording and tassels issued to Warring Tooze in 1916. Maker’s mark on horn: “Trademark Boosey – Akers London – 100322 – Guaranteed British Made Throughout” and on mouthpiece: “EV Boyes Toronto”. Tooze has scratched locations on the surface of the horn, some of the most clearly visible include: 15th Battalion; Lens; 19 […]
Pipe Major James Robb Fraser
Pipe Major 48th Highlanders of Canada 1913-1952 In 1913, after 21 years service with the Gordon Highlanders in Scotland Fraser replied to a notice from Lt. Col. William Hendrie asking for a “competent” piper to be the Pipe Major of the 48th Highlanders. Fraser sailed for Canada and enlisted on 30 May 1913. Roles in […]
Lieutenant Colonel Cameron E Fraser, CD
Lieutenant Colonel Cameron E Fraser AtK.
Captain George W Elms
1910-1953 1910 – Private 1915 – Corporal and Sergeant 1917 – Staff Sergeant Instructor 1933 – Acting Sergeant Major Instructor 1937 – Company Sergeant Major Instructor 1940 – Company Sergeant Major (2nd Battalion) 1940/41 CSM University of Toronto COTC 1941/42 RSM University of Toronto and Toronto Rotary Highlanders (Cadet Instructor Cadre) 1944-53 Captain, Commanding Officer […]
Medallion – Royal Life Saving Society – Capt. F. W. Macdonald, MC
Royal Life Saving Society of Canada Medallion; bronze 25.5mm Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21. He went overseas with the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in 1914 and was captured at 2nd Ypres on 22 April 1915 during the first chlorine gas attack of the war. He […]
Letters and telegrams – Capt F. W. Macdonald, MC
Two Wiro-Bound Booklets (each containing multiple pages, with copies of various letters and telegrams from Frederick Macdonald, addressed to his mother, father and others at home, dated from August 1914 to January 1919, 230 mm x 280 mm each) Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21. He […]
Capt. Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC
Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21 upon graduation from Royal Military College (RMC). He went overseas with the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in 1914 and was captured at 2nd Ypres on 22 April 1915 during the first chlorine gas attack of the war. He was awarded […]
Commission Document – Gentleman Cadet Frederick Macdonald
Frederick Macdonald’s Commission Document (printed in black ink on linen parchment, naming Gentleman Cadet Frederick Campbell Macdonald to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant in the Canadian Army, effective June 21, 1942, emboss stamped and dated September 1, 1942 at Ottawa, signed by the Deputy Minister of Defence, H. DesLosiers, 320 mm x 400 mm); Captain […]