Photos were taken at all levels within the regiment as a proud record of the service of 48th Highlanders. Official photos for both the First and Second World Wars began in Toronto as the regiment prepared to go overseas and continued during training in England. These photos were taken at the battalion and company level, and less frequently at platoon level. Officer and NCO photos were included. In theatre, between periods of combat, these continued but became more personal, recording events such as graveside ceremonies, training and competitions.
Group photos were given to each soldier and sent home to families. Other photos, taken by the Army photo units, were sent to newspapers across Canada.
Now, a mystery about a battalion that vanished, and the answer is on your screen.
Scroll down the list of artifacts. Find a photograph of the One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth Battalion, and tap it.
This battalion was broken up in nineteen eighteen. Why?
And what became of its second commanding officer?
Only the photograph’s own page can tell you.
