Captain C. M. King – 2nd Battalion
Captain King, a member of the 48th Highlanders militia battalion volunteered for overseas duty and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada for training. (more research tbd)
Lt. David Southam Ker – 2nd Bn
Lt. Ker enlisted with the 48th Highlanders just after war was declared in September 1939 and was one of 52 Officers in the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada. While training in Camp Borden, Ontario Lt Ker was wounded by a mortar round that had misfired. His wounds prevented him from completing training and going […]
Pipe Major Frasers’ Paybook
A 5 inch (12.7 cm) by 7 inch (17.78 cm) paper log book of Pipe Major Fraser who started his service with the Gordon Highlanders on 13 March 1893 and later transferred to the 48th Highlanders
Gordon Tartan Kilt with WO Sporran and hose
The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordon & Camerons) In 1904 the 48th Highlanders became allied to the Gordon Highlanders. This alliance, first in the British Commonwealth was proposed by General the Earl of Dundonald as a means of fostering new ties between Britain and the Colonies. The Gordon Highlanders were an old and renown Regiment raised in […]
Captain George Campbell Hendrie
George C. Hendrie as a Lieutenant was one of 16 48th Highlanders awarded the Coronation Medal in 1937. He was promoted to Captain on 10 April 1939 and joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in September 1939 when war was declared, one of 52 Officers to do so. Two other members of the Hendrie family […]
Lt. J. L. Henderson – 2nd Battalion
Lt. Henderson was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada, one of 52 Officers of the battalion in 1940. His ribbons indicate he had served in WWI.
Lt. George H. Hees
Lt Hees joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article with the officers of the 2nd Battalion. Lt Hees would serve in the war with other units and components. After the war he joined the Conservative party and was a member of Parliament and a Cabinet Minister […]
Lt. W. W. Fergusson
Lt Fergusson was with the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders. At Amiens on April 30 1918, leading a defensive patrol at night, seeking German prisoners. He was wounded on August 8 while attempting to bomb an isolated post but after having his wound dressed he carried on. Later that day he took command of No. 2 […]
Lt. G. C. Deeks
Lt. Deeks was an officer in the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders, as shown in a photo in 1940. (more research required) The regiment, a mere two weeks after war was declared, established its own training for those volunteering for overseas duty. Training moved to the Horse Palace at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds on 7 […]
Major Samuel Hume Crawford, ED
Samuel Hume Crawford attested on 20 Feb 1916 with the 134th Battalion, 48th Highlanders as a Lieutenant having served in the 48th Highlanders (militia) from 1893 to 1915 rising to Major. He served in Canada, England and France with the 134th Battalion, 12th Reserve Battalion, 1st Quebec Regimental Depot, 20th Reserve Battalion, and 42nd Battalion. […]