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 […]
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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 […]
Sgt Cameron F. MacKay
Cameron MacKay enlisted with the 48th Highlanders on 16 May 1934 and joined the Pipe Band as a piper. He was a Pipe Sgt during the war, with the home battalion. (more research required.)
Pte Sharpe, Jack – 1st Bn
. B74759 Jack Sharpe attested in Toronto with the 48th Highlanders, 2nd Battalion on 01 July 1940 and sailed to England on 5 October 1941, disembarking on 19 Oct and joining the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders in England on 26 December 41. He was promoted A/L/Cpl on 19 Oct 1942, although reverted to Private at […]
Sgt Haley, John James
F54863 Sgt Haley, John James enlisted with The Cape Breton Highlanders. He joined the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders during the Italian campaign. Records show him with the battalion for the 11 to 13 March 1945 transfer from Leghorn in Italy to Marseilles France when the 1st Canadian Division moved through France to participate in the […]
Captain John Eric Pollak – Medical Officer
Captain Pollak joined up with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders on or just before 12 December 1944 and after the successful crossing of the Lamone River in northern Italy. He replaced Captain R. A. McIntosh (joined at Miramar, south of Rimini in late October) who was suffering from jaundice. Captain Pollak remained with the battalion […]
Major T. Jack MacArthur
Major T. Jack MacArthur was killed in action in France on August 8, 1944 while with the Royal Regiment of Canada. MacArthur went overseas in December 1942, likely with the Lorne Scots and was with the 48th Highlanders of Canada while in England. He transferred to the Royal Regiment of Canada and went to France […]
ASHLING – possibly son of Ashling – RCAF – Medals
5 mounted medals from Ashling collection – believed to belong to a son of either Harold or Claude Ashling who served with the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders in the First World War 1939-1945 Star Air Crew Europe Star Defense Medal Canadian Volunteer Medal 1939-1945 War Medal