A 48th Highlander hugging his wife as the 1st Battalion prepared to depart from Toronto to England. The 1st Bn, 48th Highlanders departed from the Horse Palace on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds where the battalion trained during Sept to December, then departed by CN train on 17 December 1939 for Halifax to embark as part of the 1st Canadian Division in convoy for England. troop hugging wife. Photo taken leaving the Horse Palace for the train station on Dec 16, 1939. P1368