Dumais, Pte Fernando J. – 1st Bn
B145768 Pte Dumais, Fernando J. was transferred from the 48th Highlanders X-4 list (the list of soldiers who were held in reserve, often still in England, to be called up as reinforcements when there were vacancies in the battalion due to casualties or transfers to other units. The date he joined the 1st Battalion, 48th […]
CBC Record Discs – 48th Highlanders 50th Anniversary
A series of black phonograph records in semi-translucent brown wax paper sleeves inside browned manila paper sleeves from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) dated October 16th, 1941 and covering the 50th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the 48th Highlanders regiment, which were held on October 12th, 1941, while they were overseas in Redhill, Surrey, […]
M. Halton – Record Disc – 1943
A black phonograph shellac and wood record disc with a yellowed circle paper label attached to the centre of the disc on both sides and two holes in the middle of the disc, stored in a newer plastic record sleeve. The label on the front side has printed two circle line borders and an arrow […]
Pte Howell, Robert Norman – 1st Bn
A105412 Pte. Howell, Robert Norman joined the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Italy on 1 March 1944 when the battalion was on the Arielli River area doing aggressive patrols into the German positions to determine their strength and deployment. The battalion then moved across Italy to the Liri Valley in April and Howell participated in […]
German Christmas Postcard 1941
German Christmas Postcard 1941 No writing on it 8″ x 5″ Bears a Hitler crest
Pte Earl Richard Wilmot Cubitt, City of Toronto, Roll of Honour
A large yellowed paper certificate with a printed border frame in gold and green with various images of flora like maple leaves, two gold wax stamps of the seal of the city of Toronto, and signatures in ink of three individuals near the bottom: the Mayor – Robert H. Saunders, the City Clerk – J.W. […]
Pte Norman Nelvin Cubitt, City of Toronto, Roll of Honour
A large yellowed paper certificate with a printed border frame in gold and green with various images of flora like maple leaves, two gold wax stamps of the seal of the city of Toronto, and signatures in ink of three individuals near the bottom: the Mayor – Frederick J Conboy, the City Clerk – J.W. […]
Pte. Mathieson, Donald James
Pte Matheson enlisted on 19 Sept 1939 with the Perth Regiment (MG) and was given the service number A11266. Overseas he joined the 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders and was assigned to D Company. He listed his religion as Church of England and was 26 years old on enlistment. Mathieson was an accomplished artist and the […]
Lt RF (Frank) Girdestone
1st Battalion 48th Highlanders Taken Prisoner at Riccione 6 September 1944
Lt William Arthur Hunter
1st Battalion 48th Highlanders Taken Prisoner near Marano River – 6 Sep 44 Lt William A. (Bill) Hunter, of Shreveport, Louisiana USA, joined the 48th Highlanders 1st Battalion in England on 12 June 1941. He remained in England, joining the 1st Battalion as a replacement office in Italy in the week of 14 January 1944 […]