MCpl Iain Kinkaid in TLAV – Afghanistan 2010
MCpl Iain Kinkaid, 48th Highlander, commanding his Tracked Light Armoured Vehicle (TLAV) on Highway 1. The vehicle consisted of driver, remote weapon system (RWS) gunner, crew commander, 9 personnel. Cpl Kinkaid was serving in ROTO 9, 2010. After returning to the 48th Highlanders in Toronto he was promoted Sergeant with his first role of QM […]
MCpl Iain Kinkaid in Panjwayi District – Afghanistan
MCpl Iain Kinkaid on foot patrol in an Afghan village in the Panjwai District. Kinkaid stated: “The mud hut walls pictured are 3+ feet thick, making penetration impossible with small arms.” Kinkaid served in 2010, ROTO 9 in Afghanistan. On return to Canada and the 48th Highlanders, he was promoted to Sergeant of the QM […]
Service for Julien Moreau – 29th July, 2025
Program for Service at Perkinsfield, Ontario 29 July 2025. Printed text on front reading: “In Loving Memory of Julien Moreau November 21, 1941 – July 18, 2025”. Drawing at the bottom with a field of poppies. Coloured photo of Julien on front with civilian clothes. Served in the First Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment […]
Cpl Dyer, Ainsworth – KIA Afghanistan
Cpl Dyer joined the 48th Highlanders in Toronto in February 1996, then joined 3 PPCLI in October 1997. In Afghanistan the 3 PPCLI were training at Tarnak Farms on the night of April 17th 2002. An American F-16 fighter jet mistook the training range for a Taliban ground attack and engaged with a laser guided […]
Cpl Dyer, Ainsworth
Ainsworth Dyer was born July 29, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec. Raised by a strict Jamaican grandmother in Regent Park, Toronto he developed a strong moral compass. He enlisted with the 48th Highlanders of Canada in February 1996, transferring to the regular force in October 1997 with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s’ Canadian Light Infantry, 5 […]
The Falcon July 2025
Sgt Iain Kinkaid
Sgt Iain Kinkaid CD (Ret) joined the 48th Highlanders of Canada as a Pte in 1992, completing basic training and infantry trade training that same summer. He was promoted to Corporal in 1995 after completing the Basic Machine Gun course, and deployed on OP Palladium Roto 13 to Bosnia with C Coy RCD BG SFOR […]
Sgt Brian Kwok with fellow Highlanders – Kabul 2006
Sgt Brian Kwok with fellow 48th Highlanders in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2006. Sgt. Kwok was with the NCE Security Platoon as a Section Commander at the Kandahar Airfield in 2006. He would serve two rotations in Afghanistan, 2006 and 1010. Sgt Kwok rose to be Regimental Sergeant Major of the 48th Highlanders of Canada then became […]
Sgt. Nathan Ronaldson with Afghani children – 2003
Sgt Nathan Ronaldson, 48th Highlanders of Canada, in Kabul with Afghani kids – 2003. (For other photos use link to The Falcon, Summer 2004, pages 1 and 3)
Sgt Nathan Ronaldson with Afghanis in Kabul – 2003
Sgt Nathan Ronaldson, 48th Highlanders of Canada, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2003 (See other photos in link – The Falcon Summer 2004 – pages 1 and 3)