Mink, Pte Allan William
A108174 Pte Mink, Allan William enlisted at No 1 District Depot, London (Active Force MD1). The War Diary’s Part II order of June 1944 shows him SOS to 1 General Hospital, on 23 May. The 1st Battalion had just left from the beachhead that they had created inside the Adolph Hitler Line defences at Pontecorvo […]
L/Cpl Sargeson, Charles Thomas – 1st Bn
Charles Thomas Sargeson enlisted on 13 July 1942 at the age of 23 at MD 2 (Active Force) with the 2nd/10th Dragoons and was given the service number B41981. Activities from that date, sailing to the UK, or being assigned to the 48th Highlanders as a reinforcement require service records. On 23 August 1943 he was […]
Cpl Thompson, Douglas A.
Douglas A. Thompson enlisted at Military District 4 (Active Force) in Quebec (date not recorded) and was given the service number D138615. He did not give his correct date of birth (07 March 1925) as he was underage, 17 years old. After sailing to the UK where he was placed on the 48th Highlanders X-4 […]
Pte Vollick, Charles Norman
Charles Norman Vollick enlisted on 3 July 1944 in Esquimalt BC and given the service number B155788. He was born 21 September 1919 and gave his religion as Church of England. His next of kin in a later document was: wife – Mrs. Dorothy Vollick, 635 2nd Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Part II Orders to […]
Piper McFarlane, John Bertram Stuart
A34924 McFarlane, John Bertram Stuart enrolled in No. 1 District Depot, London, Ontario (Active Force MD1) on 08 October 1940 from his hometown Guelph, Ontario. He served in England, Sicily, Italy, France with the Royal Canadian Engineers, then in Germany and the Netherlands with the 48th Highlanders. He gave his date of birth as 29 […]
Pte Edwards. Maurice
Maurice Seymour Edwards enlisted on 15 October 1943 and was given the Service Number B108685. He was born 05 May 1916. Our records do not show him with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders during the war, Italy or Holland. He was overseas with another unit. However, on 18 May 1945 he was taken on strength […]
Sgt. Hukezalie, Walter Joseph
Walter Joseph Hukezalie enlisted 16 January 1940 and was given the service number B73883. Interestingly, this is a 48th Highlanders service number. The family indicates he was with the Engineers. He may have transferred to the Engineers in the UK. Our records don’t show when he sailed to the UK. (Requires Service Records to complete.) […]
Bain, L/Sgt Angus Borden (MID)
On 19 February 1943 B111044, Pte Bain, Angus Borden was taken on strength in the UK by the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders from 4 Cdn Inf Reinforcement Unit. His service number indicates that he did not enlist with the 48th Highlanders but transferred to the 48th, likely in the UK. (Service Records required from his […]
Renwick, Pte John Craig
John Craig Renwick enlisted at age 20 in Toronto on 02 June 1943 to follow his brother David Gordon (Pappy) Renwick who was overseas with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders. He was given the service number B147684. He gave his religion as Presbyterian. Following training he sailed to the UK (date not recorded) and was […]
Sgt Herb Pike and Staff – 14 May 1945
Sgt Herb Pike and Staff, Don McCron, Storeman and cook 14 May 1945, The Netherlands.