C.I.B. Inspection of 48th Officers England 1943. 2nd from right, Lt. Osler KIA Sicily, 4th from right Capt Whitelaw KIA in Sicily, 8th from right - Lt. Corbett captured by Germans

48th Highlanders Officers being inspected 1st Bde – England June 1943

Gen Simmons inspects 1 CIB, Photographer Jack H. Smith. Officers, On right, Major J. Counsell, 2nd from right, Lt. Osler, KIA in Sicily, 48th Officer Capt Whitelaw, KIA in Sicily and 8th Officer Lt. Corbett captured by Germans in Sicily. P0541

On the 13th of June 1943, the 48th were preparing to embark from Gourock, Scotland on 28 June to land at Pachino, Sicily on 9 July 1943. The photo is most likely in Scotland.

Classification
Images
Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Binder 2, Research Room Shelf
Associated place
England
Associated name(s)
Maj J. Counsel on Far Right, Gen Simmons, Capt Whitelaw (4th
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