Captain Graham MacLachlan is one of two brothers to Edward MacLachlan. Lt. Ed MacLachlan served with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders and was the first 48th Highlander officer killed in action, on the advance to Caltagirone, Sicily on 15 July 1943.

6 medals: a. 1939-45 Star b. Africa Star c. France and Germany Star d. Defence Medal e. Volunteer Medal f. 1939-45 War Medal

Captain Graham MacLachlan was in command of the rear party of the Royal Regiment of Canada that was left behind in camp while the unit went off to take part in the infamous Dieppe Raid. He and the rest of the boys who were left behind believed that the unit had only gone on a two day training exercise. It was Adjutant MacLachlan who had to rebuild the unit after its decimation on the French soil. Graham soon after  left the unit for four months, joining a British unit of the Buffs in North Africa. Graham MacLachlan has the unique distinction of  leading the group of men who knocked out the first tiger Tank of the entire war. In 1947 he was made Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment.

-The family of Lt. Ed MacLachlan donated three sets of medals in total, those of Ed and his two brothers: : Lt. Commander Campbell MacLachlan, RCNVR (1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service medal, 1939-45 War Medal); Lt. Col. Graham MacLachlan, The Royal Regiment of Canada (1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 1st Army Clasp, France and Germany Star, Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, 1939-45 War Medal); and, Lt. Edward Martin MacLachlan 48th Highlanders (1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service medal, 1939-45 War Medal)