Pte Cameron, Rupert Murry – 1st Bn
B91567 Pte Cameron, R M – TOS from 48th Highrs X-4 list (4 Bn) eff 25 Jan 44 Pte Cameron sailed from England where he was on the 48th Highlanders’ reserve list of soldiers who would be called to Italy to fill vacancies. He arrived at the battalion on 25 January 44 while they were […]
Hamilton, Pte Robert Lorne
B64061 Pte Hamilton, Robert Lorne, nickname “Slim”, enlisted with the Queen’s Own Rifles in Toronto then transferred to the 48th Highlanders, joining the 1st Battalion in England. He landed with the battalion at Pachino, Sicily on 10 July 1943 and is recorded in the regimental history on 20 December 1943 as a member of a […]
Pte Ardagh, R. B.
R. B. Ardagh joined D Coy of the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders on 3/6/41 and was given the service number B485914. He was struck off strength on 9/1/42 with the notation “Unable to parade”.
RQMS Oscar Prior Ardagh, MBE
Oscar Prior Ardagh, nickname “Plug”, joined the 48th Highlanders on 21 October 1904 at the age of 16 as a bugler. He was confirmed as a Private on 17 September 1909. His date of birth was 07 May 1888. As a Private he and his brother Corporal Richard Charles Ardagh were on the train that […]
Pte Fitkin, Arnold Edward with Dutch children in Apeldoorn
Pte Fitkin, Arnold Edward with Bedford ammo truck near Apeldoorn
Pte Fitkin, Arnold Edward in battledress in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Pte. Fitkin, Arnold Edward – 1st Bn
B73038 Pte Fitkin, Arnold Edward enlisted in the 48th Highlanders, 1st Battalion (Date tbd). He was in the Slow Convoy when the battalion shipped to the Landings at Pachino Sicily on 9 July 1943. His ship was torpedoed and Fitkin arrived in Libya (Oran?) before being shipped to catch up with the battalion. He […]
Pte Nicholson T
Pipe Sergeant Cameron MacKay
Cameron MacKay enlisted with the 48th Highlanders (militia) on 16 April 1934 and was assigned to the Pipe Band. During the Second World War Cameron MacKay enlisted with the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders on 08 January 1943. He was assigned the service number B486575 in “Band, Bn HQ”. A handwritten comment on the entry stated […]