C77154 Cpl Cooper, Harold Frederick
C77154 Pte Cooper, Harold Frederick is on the sailing list from Leghorn (Genoa) Italy to Marseille, France (11 to 13 March 1945) with the 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada when the battalion, as part of the 1st Canadian Division, was sent from Italy to Northern Europe to complete the liberation of Holland. Cooper was […]
485443 Sgt. Virag, Wendel N. M. I., CD- Military Band
Wendel Virag served two periods – 1937 to 1961 and again 1963 to 1965. The first Entry No. 49 Brass Band – Virog [misspelled in enlisting record] W. 485443 shows him enlisting at the age of 17 on 18/10/37 and was discharged on 25 Oct 1961 at his own request. He reenlisted with the Military […]
799066 Pte Grant, Aubrey Lloyd, 134th Battalion
799066 Grant, Aubrey Lloyd enlisted with the 134th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in Toronto on 12 January 1916. His was born 03 June 1896. He travelled overseas on SS Scotian and remained with the 134th in England until 06 June 1917. The 134th had been designated as a fighting unit for a proposed fifth Canadian Division. […]
Pte McLeod, Alexander
Enlisted, age 25, with the 48th Highlanders on 14 May 1902 and was assigned to F Company. Was part of the F Company shooting team that won the Marguerite Tyro Trophy in 1902, a shooting competition within the Regiment. He resigned 1 April 1904. Born in Scotland and came to Canada in 1901. Born and […]
Blencowe G.R
Sgt Byatt J
A/Capt Norman Brooke Bell
Captain Norman Brooke Bell joined the 2nd Battalion 48th Highlanders in 1940 for training in Canada. He joined the 1st Battalion in the last week of July 1943 after the battle of Nissoria, Sicily. He was wounded in operation Morning Glory on 18 December when the battalion successfully outflanked The Gully, a major defensive position […]
MAJOR JJ ARMSTRONG (CADC)
Major J. J. Armstrong – C. D. C.
Pte Bailey M
Pte Bailey WS