MWO George MacLean
MWO George MacLean was an integral part of the 48th Highlanders Regimental Family for 86 years and at the age of 104, set the record as our oldest living Highlander of the modern era. George joined the 48th on April 25, 1938, and was issued Regimental Number 1892. When he came into the Regiment in […]
Pte Carey, Dalton C.
Pte Carey, Dalton C, enlisted at No. 10 District Depot (Personnel Selection Board) and was given the service number H103132. Dileas, our regimental history, names him in the battle in the Liri Valley on 17 May 1944, during which 16 and 17 Platoons of Dog Company ranged far ahead and brilliantly captured the Forme d’Aquino […]
Pte Conrad, Albert Ross
Conrad, Albert Ross enlisted in the regular army for overseas duty and was given the Service Number F76244 at #6 District Depot, NRMA to Active. Part 2 Records, attached to the War Diaries of January, May and June 1944 show: . On 30 January 1944 he was Struck Off strength of the 48th Highlanders 1st […]
CSM Mitchell, Alexander
B46320 Pte Mitchell, Alexander enlisted in Toronto with the 2nd Battalion, Toronto Scottish Regiment as his service number is one allocated to the Toronto Scottish. He was not on the Sailing lists in June 1943 when the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders sailed from England for the landings at Pachino Sicily. On 18 March 1944 as […]
Cpl Wesley, Howard – 1st Bn
Howard Wesley, Service number B79735 enlisted at No. 2 District Depot with the Irish Regiment of Canada in Toronto. Once with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders overseas Wesley was made A/Cpl on 28 November 44 as the battalion was moving from chasing the Germans through Lombardy, north of Rimini and Cpl on 25 February 1945 […]
Cpl Cottrell, Walter Jack
B124681 Cottrell, Walter Jack enlisted in Military District No. 3, in the southern Ontario area. As it is not a number assigned to the 48th Highlanders this suggests he came to the regiment after enlisting, most likely overseas. There were two entries in the Pt 2 Orders, attached to the 48th Highlanders War Diary of […]
Box 2023800051 – items of Malone, Watson and Ralph
Contents G M Malone several pieces Dirk and metal sheath Ivory drinking horn Henry Ralph – letters Radio Canada CBC Anniversary DVDs Stanley Clark – poetry Glengarry cap City of Toronto Certificate of Thanks Lt. Col. Mackay Photos George Watson – letters and pins 48th Highlanders songbook Augustus Reid Identification tags
POW letter From Henry Ralph – WW1
Sgt Henry Ralph – Short typed letter of his history and a copy of his POW letter about POW treatment after his capture at the second battle at Ypres. details recorded in soldier file
Pte Faloon, Lloyd Burns – 1st Bn
B73487 Pte Faloon, Lloyd Burns joined the 48th Highlanders of Canada, 1st Battalion in September 1939. Following training, mostly at the Horse Palace in the CNE grounds in Toronto he, as part of the 1st Battalion, left by CN train from Toronto on 17 December 1939 for Halifax where they boarded the Reina del Pacifico […]
L/Cpl Markham, Fredrick C.
A61046 Pte Fredrick C Markham enlisted in Militia District 2 (Southern Ontario, including Toronto) with service number allocated to NRMA Recruits to active force in England. He is not on any of our sailing lists from Canada in 1939 or 1940 so he may have sailed with other unit soldiers or after 1940. NOK: Wife: […]