Gen Simonds, leading, Lt Col I. S Johnston Commanding Officer, 48th Highlanders and Brig. H.D. Graham  inspect the  troops  of the 48th Highlanders 1st Battalion in Scotland in May 1943.  Note that some of the most visible battalion shoulder flashes and Division patches have been censored. P478 The battalion was at Gourock, Scotland practicing with landing craft prior to embarking on 28 June for the landing at Pachino, Sicily on 9 July.