Dirk of Pipe Major James Robb Fraser
Pipe-majors were 1st Class staff NCOs and their status allowed them to carry a dirk with knife and fork, although with silver fittings, not gilt like the officers.
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 […]