WW2 48th Highlanders Document Stamps
Various stamps with an image of the 48th Highlanders seal in the centre, in the diamond badge design, likely from WW2 period. Three of the stamps are in the form of grey-colour metal plates of different sizes and one stamp is a small brown wood square. The three plates have text in reverse under the […]
Service Lapel Pins – Lt George A Watson
Service Lapel Pins – Lt George A Watson Silver lapel pin with crown in center and red crest 3/4 ” diameter “For Honourable Service” Brass coloured cuff link type, 3/4 ” diameter, “1st Can Div- Lest We Forget” silver coloured lapel pin, 1″ diameter, “For King and Empire – Services Rendered” […]
Sgt Wysynski, Alexander Joseph – 1st Bn
B101617 Sgt Wysynski, Alexander Joseph was taken on strength X-4 List (48th Highlanders available for reinforcement) from the X-3 List (hospital) on 28 August 1944. His family states he was on a ship that had been torpedoed. He joined the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders on 11 September as part of 90 soldiers from the Corps […]
Captain Cameron James Killoran
Lt. Cameron James L. Killoran graduated from the Canadian Officers Training Corp at Osgoode Hall at the University of Toronto on 20 September 1940, commission number 65533 and joined the 2nd Bn, 48th Highlanders in Toronto. Prior to university he had been a cadet in Stratford Collegiate from 1929-1935. A medallion, treasured by his family, […]
Pte Chapman, Arthur James – 1st Bn and FSSF
B77526 Chapman, Arthur James enlisted with the 48th Highlanders in Toronto on 26 October 1942, with concurrent transfer to the First Special Service Force. The FSSF, known later as the “Devil’s Brigade” had been formed on 20 July 1942. He trained and served with the FSSF, a Brigade of 1800 soldiers in 3 Battalions for […]
48th Highlanders B Company England October 1941
A 7 inch (17.78 cm) by 28 inch (71.12 cm) sepia toned photo of the 48th Highlanders B Company, England October 1941. (Prior accession number P0059) Captain Donald MacKenzie, Officer Commanding B Coy, is in front row centre. In second row, 12th from the right end of photo is Pte Seymour, John K. (Nickname Mickey) […]
3 Letters sent home by LCpl W. S. Pogue – kia 20 December 1943
Letters sent home by LCpl Pogue to his family members. LCpl Pogue was killed in action on 20 December 1943. Top letter – A: – Air mail to Mr. John Pogue, 293 Arlington Ave., Toronto. Dated October 14, 1943; 2 pages. Pogue was temporarily in a holding unit awaiting rejoining the battalion. He writes about […]
Newspaper article re LCpl W. S. Pogue – kia 20 Dec 43
Newspaper clipping headed “Lance-Cpl W. Pogue is Killed in Italy.
Captain F. (Fred) L. Skinner – Medical Officer (RCAMC)
Captain Fred Skinner, from the 5th Field Ambulance, was seconded to the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders on 4 January 1943, replacing Capt. M. M. Brown. On 13 June, with the battalion training in Gourock Scotland doing landings from LCIs (Landing craft Infantry) before embarking for Sicily, our regimental history Dileas states: “Those who tried to […]
Pte Levesque, Rheal
B134864 Pte Levesque, Rheal enlisted at MD No. 3 (northeast Ontario). He was taken on strength in Italy by the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders on 24 December 1943. Later that night the infantry companies of the battalion penetrated over two miles behind the German lines in the rain, along a goat path, undetected, to occupy […]