Roe, Charles Stuart
B75244 Pte Roe, Charles Stuart enlisted with the 48th Highlanders in Toronto. He is not on the sailing lists we have for 1939 and 1940 so he may have sailed later or with a group from other battalions. Pte Bain was Struck off Strength of the 48th Highlanders on 29 May 1944 and assigned to […]
Brown, Piper George Macrae
George Macrae Brown served as a piper in the 48th Highlanders Pipes and Drums. He enrolled on 1 August 1943 in the 2nd Battalion (the home battalion in Toronto during the war) and was given the service number B486572. He remained with the pipe band until 20 May 1948. During that time the pipe band […]
Padre Stewart East Awarded M.B.E. – Newspaper article
Sgt Panting, Alan Campbell
Alan Campbell Panting, from Bala, Ontario, enlisted with the 48th Highlanders of Canada in Toronto. He was given the service number B73682, which is an early number for the battalion indicating that he enlisted very early in the war. He is not on the sailing list with the battalion for December 1939 so appears to […]
Pte Winter, Harry Russell
Harry Russell Winter enlisted in the Brantford area with the 2nd/10th Dragoons and was given the service number B41717. (The Dragoons were allocated the number range B41601 to B42999). He was born in the Brantford area on 13 August 1918. On 24 August 1943, just after his 35th birthday, Pte Winter was taken on strength […]
Sporran of J. Barron
The Sergeant’s sporran with its distinctive cantle bears the WWII lozenge badge.
Pte Findlay, Robert M
Herinnerings Album dedicated to the liberation of Apeldoorn on 17 April 1945
An 8 inch (20.32 cm) by 10 inch (25.4 cm) album in Dutch dedicated to the liberation of the city of Apeldoorn in the Netherlands, on 17th April 1945. On April 17, 1945, the 48th Highlanders of Canada, alongside other Canadian units, were a large part of the forces that liberated the city of Apeldoorn […]
Battle Dress 1939 to 1970 Arm Badges
Battle Dress 1939-1970 6 year Service Chevron (the white chevron indicated enrolment in 1939) Canadian Military Headquarters, Britain 8th British Army, As part of the fighting in Sicily and Italy the 48th were attached to the famous 8th Army “the Desert Rats” 21st Army Group, As part of the transfer to North Western Europe of […]
Battle Dress 1939 Tunic
First issued to the Regiment while training on the CNE ground in 1939 before going overseas. Battle Dress consisted of a Blouse type Jacket and pants. Highlanders would no longer wear the kilt in battle. Officers were issued the same pattern uniform as other ranks, although they continued to wear a shirt and tie. Once […]