Taylor, CSM John – 1st Battalion
B 72757 John Taylor went overseas with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders on the Reina del Pacifico in December 1939 as a Sergeant in D Company. His rank at the time indicates that he was a member of the regiment in Toronto for some period prior to war being declared in September 1939. He enlisted, […]
Kennedy, Wilfred Alexander
B74409 Pte Kennedy, Wilfred Alexander enlisted with the 48th Highlanders in Toronto on 27 May 1940. Worked at Sangamo Electric in Toronto. Died 1984 NOK: Mrs. H. Kennedy – mother, RR#1 Cameron Ontario. 2 children.
Dunsford, James E R
B6381 Dunsford, Alwyn James Roy joined the Queen’s Own Rifles in Toronto in 1940 and went on to join the First Special Forces (nicknamed The Devils Brigade). When they were disbanded in France in 1944 he was transferred to the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders as a replacement just after the Mountain Campaign and was then […]
Near Rimini, Italy, 1944 photo
A 20 inch (50.8 cm) by 24 inch (60.96 cm) black wooden framed picture of 4 members of the 48th cleaning their firearms at their makeshift camp near Rimini in Italy. The location is likely Miramar, halfway between Rimini and Riccione on a built up road along the sea front with the Rimini airport a […]
Berliner Rail Station sign
A 5 inch (12.7 cm) by 15 inch (38.1 cm) street sign for the Berliner Rail Station Stop.
Canadian Expeditionary Force “Somewhere in England” 1940
A 4 inch (10.16 cm) by 6 inch (15.24 cm) black and white postcard advertising the Canadian Expeditionary Force titled Somewhere in England issued in 1940.
Capt JA Wilson May 23 1944
Black and White photo KIA May 23, 1944 in the second day of the Hitler Line battle.
Pte James Cameron with relatives (?) – 1940
L to R in photo: (taken 1940 ?) Muriel Jean SMITH, E James CAMERON, Alberta Bernice WILLIAMS (nee Smith)Pte James Cameron with Pte Cameron was killed on 22 July 1943 by German medium artillery as the battalion advanced on the road from Assoro, Sicily, spaced at 5 yard intervals, to a form up point 1 […]
Pte Irvine William Leith – died of wounds – 24 July 1943
Pte William Irvine (Irving) Leith died of his wounds on 24 July 1943, having been wounded on the assault on the town of Assoro, Sicily, 19/20 July. NOK: Son of Irvine and Jessie Morrison Leith, of Aberdeen, Scotland; husband of Joan Hanlyn Leith, of Highgate, Middlesex, England.
Pte Thomas Hardacre – kia
In the battle to capture the town of Nissoria, Sicily on 26 July. Pte Hardacre’s body was recovered a day later and buried by the padre, Captain East. NOK: Son of Cecil and Sarah Hardacre, of Toronto, Ontario.