B64061 Pte Hamilton, Robert Lorne, nickname “Slim”, enlisted with the Queen’s Own Rifles in Toronto then transferred to the 48th Highlanders, joining the 1st Battalion in England. He landed with the battalion at Pachino, Sicily on 10 July 1943 and is recorded in the regimental history  on 20 December 1943 as a member of a critical patrol on the advance to Ortona. He returned to Canada and was discharged from MD2 (Militia District 2) in Toronto at 4 Cdn Repat Depot 7 September 1945. (more research required)