Pte Hodges, Bruce Arthur – 1st Bn
Bruce Arthur Hodges enlisted with the 48th Highlanders in Toronto and was given the regimental service number B75017. In England with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders, the battalion was training, providing coastal defence and soldiers were going on courses. Pte Hodges qualified as Driver Mechanic Gp “C” on 28 May 1943. The battalion embarked on […]
Campbell, CQMS Alexander Calderwood
Alexander Calderwood Campbell enlisted in Ontario and was given the regimental number B887544. This number indicates he enlisted with RCASC (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps). He was a member of the 48th Highlanders, 1st Battalion, in England. He, with the battalion, embarked from Gourock, Scotland on 28 June 1943 and disembarked on the beaches at […]
Nardilli, Leo Joseph – 2nd Bn
Leo Joseph Nardilli enlisted with the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders (militia) in Toronto on 9 October 1940 and was given the regimental number 488071. On 30 July 1941 he was struck off strength of the 48th Highlanders while at #2 NRMA Clearing Depot. On 6 September 1941 he attested for overseas duty with the Royal […]
Framed Unit photo – C.S.M. Frank North in WO and NCO group – 1939
Framed Unit photo – Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers group photo posed with Frank North in the front row; Black and white 18″ x 12″ in simple black frame 48th Highlanders CASF – in 1939.
Letters to Phyllis Douglas from friends re Lt Douglas as POW
16 letters to Phyllis Douglas: wife of Lt Ian Douglas who was taken POW at Regalbuto, Sicily and remained in POW camps until the end of the war. Letters from: Lt Norm Bell, 48th (11 Nov 44 x 2); – From overseas. One Christmas Greetings single page/cartoon; one Air Letter Lt R J Hunter, Irish […]
Lt Ian Douglas – personal letters to wife Phyllis
One hundred and eighty-one letters from Lt Ian Douglas (and others) to his wife, Phyllis, from December 1942 to end of May 1945. The letters were grouped by the location/activity of Lt Douglas from the time he left Canada to his return. On board ship to England – 16 letters: 1942 -Dec ?, ?, 3, […]
“A Wartime Log” (No. 2) – book of Lt Ian Douglas when POW
Hard cover book in khaki cloth, 18 cm by 24.2 cm and 2 cm thick. Cover has red maple leaf in centre and below “A WARTIME LOG”. Inside a Frontispiece page with “A Wartime Log, A remembrance from home though the Canadian Y.M.C.A.” in green type surrounded by a red border. This is the second […]
“A Wartime Log” kept by Lt Ian Douglas, when POW
Book Kept by Lt Ian Douglas, 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada during his period as a POW at Oflag VA in Weinsberg, Germany. The book has a cloth hard cover in olive green, 17.3cm by 12cm and 2cm thick. On the front cover in red printing is “A Wartime Log” with a lion passant, […]
“The Prisoner of War Project: A Daughter’s View” – re Lt Ian Douglas service and POW time
The Prisoner of War Project – A Daughter’s View details the entire service of Lt Col James Ian Douglas from enlistment to England then Sicily, his capture, time as POW and return home. It was compiled by his daughter Diana Claire Douglas. In a white, 3-ring binder, are 83 clear sleeves, divided into 9 sections, […]
CSM Frank North – Identification bracelet
Frank North – sterling oval Identification bracelet for wrist with 6 ” chain strap. Stamped: FH North B72560