48th Highlanders Book of Remembrance Frontispiece
In abutments under glass tops at each end of the Memorial Communion Table in St Andrew’s Church is the 48th Highlanders’ Book of Remembrance, upon which the names and ranks of the dead of both world wars, 1,818 soldiers, are inscribed in elegant block script on 25 parchment pages. One page is turned each year […]
48th Highlanders Book of Remembrance
In the centre of the chancel is a memorial Communion Table dedicated on Remembrance Day, Sunday, 11 November 1934, by The Rev. Stuart C. Parker, D.D., Minister of St. Andrew’s and Chaplain of the Regiment. The table, a gift of the sergeants in memory of their comrades who fell in the First World War, stands […]
15th Battalion Memorial near St-Julien, Belgium – Battle Honour “Gravenstafel”
Monument erected by the 48th Highlanders’ 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the role of the 15th Battalion in the April 24-25, 1915 battle of Second Ypres. Click HERE to see more detail.
15th Battalion Memorial near St-Julien, Belgium: Battle Honour “St Julien”
Monument erected by the 48th Highlanders’ 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the action that won the battle honour “St Julien.” The memorial is located on the wall of the community centre in St-Julien, Belgium. For more information click HERE.
Box 10 – Kim Beatty Records for Dileas
Box 10 contains Dileas Documents, files and records from Kim Beatty donation
Box 7 – Lt. Col M. E. George trips post WWII
Holland and Italy post war trips – 1980 to 1995 Photos documents and travel stuff
Collection of patches belonging to Graham MacLachlan, Brother of Lt. Edward Martin MacLachlan
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 […]
Studio portrait of Lt. Edward Martin MacLachlan
-Studio Portrait of Edward Martin MacLachlan -Shows him wearing the Divisional patch and insignia of the 48th -likely taken before going overseas Lieutenant Edward Martin MacLachlan (age 23) was killed in action while serving with the 1st Division, 48th Highlander of Canada on July 15th, 1943. MacLachlan has the unfortunate distinction of being the first […]
Lt. Edward Martin MacLachlan with brothers Graham (left) and Campbell (centre)
Group photo of the three MacLachlan brothers. Left: Capt Graham MacLachlan, Royal Regiment of Canada Middle: Lt(N) Campbell MacLachlan, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Right: Lt Edward Martin MacLachlan, 48th Highlanders of Canada Graham MacLachlan was in command of the rear party of the Royal Regiment of Canada that was left behind in camp […]
Capt. Philip F. Seagram – Medals
Capt. Philip F Seagram medals – three medals and the memorial ribbon/medal. Canadian Defence medal Volunteer service medal 1939-45 war medal Memorial medal and ribbon in original black hinged box ( separate accession) Capt. Seagram (age 30) was the first officer of the 48th Highlanders to be killed in the Second World War – March […]