LCol GEB Renison DSO (MID)
Battalion 2nd in Command (2IC) 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada 1944-45 Commanding Officer, Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment George Everett Bristol Renison was the son of the Bishop Metropolitan of Ontario. He joined the 48th Highlanders of Canada in 1937. Lt Renison was among the first officers selected to join 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders […]
LCol JME Clarkson MC CD (MID)
Intelligence Officer (IO) 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders 1943 – 44 Brigade IO 1 Canadian Infantry Brigade – 1944 GSO 2 1 Canadian Corps – 1944 – 45 Lt. J. M. E. (Johnny) Clarkson joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 […]
Pte Glendenning A, MM
Cpl Smith JB, MM
Sgt Church JR (Jack), MM
Sgt Caldwell S, MM
Pte Leblanc FG, MM
Capt JE (Jack) Pickering MC
Lt Jack Pickering joined “A” Coy 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders CASF in Sicily as a reinforcement officer during the last week of July 1944. Without a 48th background, he sensed he was severely handicapped, with the challenge to prove himself that much sharper. He noted his platoon’s speculative regard; after a while one man elected […]
LCpl Haig DH, MM
Capt William Peter (Bill) Richardson
OC Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada (CASF) Captain WP (Bill) Richardson enlisted in Toronto for the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada (CASF).The first entry in our records show him as a Lieutenant being assigned Orderly Officer on 5 May 1942. At that time the battalion was at Littlehampton in England training […]