Sgt Cavanagh, Thomas Felix
He enlisted in 15th Bn on 15 Feb 15 then posted to 17th Bn on 25 Mar 1915. He was returned to Canada 25 March 1915 and was discharged from the army 15 May 15 having been declared medically unfit. He reenlisted 25 Jun 1915 at Niagara Camp into the 58th Bn. He embarked for […]
Pte Brown, William Sutherland
Son of the late Alexander and Ann Sutherland Brown; husband of Nellie Christie Brown, of 9, Fetteresso Terrace, Stonehaven, Scotland Died while serving with 42nd Bn CEF Attested into 92nd Bn 4 Oct 1915. After arrival in England on Empress of Britain he was posted to the 42nd Bn on 28 Jul 1916
Pte Best, Alfred Ernest
Son of Alfred Best, of 206, Bay Street South, Hamilton, Ontario, and the late Maria Alice Best. Enrolled with 92nd bn Died while serving with 42nd Bn
Sgt Lawson, James
Son of James and Elizabeth Lawson; husband of Joan Murray Lawson, of Toronto, Ontario James was born in Aberdeen, Scotland i 1901. He enrolled for active service in the 48th Highlanders on 4 September 1939 having served for 12 years in The Gordon Highlanders (1919-1931) and several years in the 48th Highlanders (Militia). He was […]
Pte Bulmer, John Francis
Born in Toronto he attended King Edward and Central Technical Schools. Pte Bulmer attested into the 48th Highlanders of Canada on 10 Sep 1939. He was 21 years old and listed his occupation as student. He went overseas wth the 48th and was wounded in May 1941. He was posted back to the 48th in […]
Pte Jeffries, Harvey T. – 1st Bn
B3923 Pte Jeffries, Harvey T. was on a sailing list of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders departing NWE on 4 September to the UK on 5 September 1945. He was shown as Armourer “A”. His service number indicates he enlisted in Military District 2, which covers all of northern and eastern Ontario. The most likely […]
Padre, the Reverend Stuart Crawford Parker
The Reverend Stuart Crawford Parker was minister of St Andrew’s Church, Toronto. from 1923 to 1950. As was the tradition with the 48th Highlanders, until late after WWII, the minister of St. Andrew’s was the Padre of the 48th Highlanders militia regiment. During WWII Reverend Parker was made Chaplain of the 2nd Battalion 48th Highlanders, […]
Cpl Dyer, Ainsworth
Ainsworth Dyer was born July 29, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec. Raised by a strict Jamaican grandmother in Regent Park, Toronto he developed a strong moral compass. He enlisted with the 48th Highlanders of Canada in February 1996, transferring to the regular force in October 1997 with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s’ Canadian Light Infantry, 5 […]
Sgt Iain Kinkaid
Sgt Iain Kinkaid CD (Ret) joined the 48th Highlanders of Canada as a Pte in 1992, completing basic training and infantry trade training that same summer. He was promoted to Corporal in 1995 after completing the Basic Machine Gun course, and deployed on OP Palladium Roto 13 to Bosnia with C Coy RCD BG SFOR […]
Sgt Wysynski, Alexander Joseph – 1st Bn
B101617 Sgt Wysynski, Alexander Joseph was taken on strength X-4 List (48th Highlanders available for reinforcement) from the X-3 List (hospital) on 28 August 1944. His family states he was on a ship that had been torpedoed. He joined the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders on 11 September as part of 90 soldiers from the Corps […]