Edward Martin MacLachlan Cap Badge

48th Highlanders cap badge and piece of tartan belonging to Lt. Edward Martin MacLachlan

WWII Cap Badge with lozenge design placed on a section of Davidson Tartan. Lieutenant MacLachlan was the first 48th Highlander Officer, and the 1st 48th Highlander,  killed in combat in the Second World War – Sicily, near Caltigarone when leading a carrier recce party and hitting a mine after assessing the road as clear.

Associated place
Italy
Associated event
Second World War
Associated name(s)
Edward Martin MacLachlan
Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Tower, Tower Numbered location
Classification
Personal, Memorabilia
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