Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada 1943-1945

LCol J. E. F. Seagram joined the 48th Highlanders militia battalion in Toronto prior to 1939. He was promoted from Lt. to Captain as Transport Officer in the spring of 1939. When war was declared in early September Captain Seagram was one of the majority of Highlanders who stepped forward for war time duty, joining the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders as a Major and becoming its Commanding Officer in 1943 until the spring of 1945 when he turned command over to LCol Laddie (Hamilton) Cassels.