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48th Highlanders Dispatch riders – Sicily 1943

Dispatch riders in Sicily, 1943. JC Owens, Pte P.W. Cooper, Sigs Sgt R.W. Dooley and L/Cpl B.E. MacDonald. P0509 The photo was taken in August while the battalion was at …

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1995000421
Group of Dispatch riders – Sicily 1943

Dispatch Riders on a road some are 48th Highlanders – Sicily, Italy P0510

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1995000422
Capt F. L. (Fred) Skinner, Medical Officer with George Little – Sicily 1943

Captain Skinner MO with George Little, Sicily 1943 P0511. Captain Skinner of Vancouver, 5th Field Ambulance, became the Medical Officer of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders on January 4th, 1943. …

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1995000423
Battalion leapfrog Physical Training – Militello, Sicily 1943

Group PT at Militello, Sicily 1943 “Leap Frog”. P0512 The battalion used PT (Physical training) to prepare for a Brigade Sports day late in August and to keep the troops …

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1995000424
Tug of war Sicily rest area – Militello, Sicily – August 1943

Same as P1174 but smaller, Tug of War after fighting in Sicily, with CSM Fred Wigmore. P0513 The team is preparing for a Brigade sports day being held late in …

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1995000425
Capt. Frank F. McEachren building a barbecue pit? – Militello, Sicily 1943

Capt. Frank McEachren buildings a BBQ pit in Militello, Sicily 1943 P0514 The battalion was at rest in Militello for most of August after the completion of the Sicilian Campaign …

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1995000426
1st Battalion Troops picking figs-Sicily 1943

After three fruitless years in Britain, Canadians in Sicily made up for it in every orchard they saw. Already well supplied with oranges and grapes, these men of the 48th …

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1995000427
Troops of 1st Battalion building a structure – Sicily 1943

Building a captured Italian Pre-Fab in Sicily 1943. K.G. Miller on left, J.B. Mann on right. P0516. The location may be Militello in August where the 1st Battalion rested after …

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1995000428
48th escort German POW – Italy 1944

48th Highlander escorting a German prisoner, Italy 1944 P0547

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1995000459
48th Bn Transport Section – Italy 1944

48th Bn Transport Section, Italy 1944 same as P1058 but larger P0548 Lt. M. E. George, Transport Officer 4th from right in photo, kneeling behind wagon wheel.

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1995000460
48th Highlanders standing around talking – Italy 1944

Headline and copy from a newspaper photo report: “With The 48th Highlanders in Italy These lads of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, gather for a chin fast while out of …

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1995000461
48th Highlanders standing around talking-Italy 1944

Same photo as P0549 different angle. The location may be Miramar, south of Rimini in September or early October 1944.

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1995000462