Lt. W. W. Fergusson
Lt Fergusson was with the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders. At Amiens on April 30 1918, leading a defensive patrol at night, seeking German prisoners. He was wounded on August 8 while attempting to bomb an isolated post but after having his wound dressed he carried on. Later that day he took command of No. 2 […]
Lt. G. C. Deeks
Lt. Deeks was an officer in the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders, as shown in a photo in 1940. (more research required) The regiment, a mere two weeks after war was declared, established its own training for those volunteering for overseas duty. Training moved to the Horse Palace at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds on 7 […]
Major Samuel Hume Crawford, ED
Samuel Hume Crawford attested on 20 Feb 1916 with the 134th Battalion, 48th Highlanders as a Lieutenant having served in the 48th Highlanders (militia) from 1893 to 1915 rising to Major. He served in Canada, England and France with the 134th Battalion, 12th Reserve Battalion, 1st Quebec Regimental Depot, 20th Reserve Battalion, and 42nd Battalion. […]
Lt. F. G. Boyd
Captain Geoffrey L. Boone
G. L, (Geoff) Boone joined the 48th Highlanders (militia) battalion in Toronto in 1930. When war was declared in September 1939, Boone, then a Captain became one of 52 Officers of the regiment to join the 2nd Battalion and train, in preparation for overseas assignment, at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds starting that month. The […]
Lt. D. Ross Baillie
Lt Ross Baillie enlisted with the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in 1940 for training. In August 1943 he joined the 1st Battalion who were at rest at Simeto, Sicily after the conclusion of the Sicilian Campaign.
Lt. Aubrey W. Baillie
Lt Baillie enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders in 1940 for training. He joined the 1st Battalion in England in May 1943 and was appointed to command the Mortar Platoon of Support Company. When the battalion prepared to sail for the landings in Sicily in July Lt Baillie became a Platoon Commander in Baker […]
Pte Doeg, John H
1st Battalion 48th Highlanders (CASF) and Bugle Major Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada 1967-72
Sgt Devlin, J.
Pte Nisbett A