Pte Langridge, John Edgar
B_135232 John Edgar Langridge was recruited through the depot run by the home battalion of the 48th Highlanders and wore the 48th uniform until he was assigned to a unit. He went overseas on 9 April 43. In the UK he was assigned to 5CIRU (Canadian Infantry Reserve Unit) awaiting assignment to a battalion. He […]
Lt Gordon Charles Lloyd Clark
Gordon Charles Lloyd Clark, commission number 62419, enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada 3 February 1940 and was confirmed as a 2nd Lt on 15 August 1940. He was appointed to C Company, 13 Platoon. On 16 July 1941 he transferred to Officers Training School, Brockville, Ontario, RCASC. Lt Clark had served […]
Captain R. W. S. Johnstone, MC
Lt. R.W.S. (Rex) Johnstone (Johnston) joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. In England Johnstone was in the battalion’s Holding Unit, then the Seaforth Highlanders of […]
Lt. W. E. (Paul) Pentland
Lt. Paul Pentland joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. Once in England he joined the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders. When the battalion sailed for Sicily […]
Lt. Charles F. S. Tidy
Lt. Charles F. S. Tidy joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. After arriving in England at the Holding Unit Lt Tidy joined the 1st Battalion, […]
LCol G. W. Lougheed, MC, ED
LCol G. W. Lougheed, MC, ED joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. (more research tbd for WWI service and awards)
Lt. A. R. Young
Lt. A. R. Young joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. (more research tbd)
Lt. P. E. Trent
Lt. P. E. Trent joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. (more research tbd)
Captain A. W. S. Smith
Captain A. W. S. Smith joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. (more research tbd)
Lt. B. L. Smith
Lt. B. L. Smith joined the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in Toronto and is shown in a 1940 newspaper article as one of the 52 officers of the 2nd Battalion who were training for service in the Second World War. (more research tbd)