Atlantic Crossing Sep 26 – Oct 12, 1914
The 15th Battalion arrived by train at Quebec in the rain on September 26th and began boarding their transport ship the former White Star liner S.S. Megantic. After mooring in the St Lawrence off Quebec City for several days as other convoy ships were loaded, the vessels moved down river and joined the remainder of […]
Valcartier camp: 29 Aug – 26 Sep 1914
Panoramic image of the 15th Battalion taken just prior to departure from Valcartier camp September 1914 On August 10th, 1914, the government established the strength of the 1st Canadian Contingent for overseas service at 25,000. The Minister of Militia, Sam Hughes, scrapped the original Militia mobilization plan and made a general call for volunteers across […]
Toronto – Petawawa 1914
With the storm clouds of The Great War not yet on the horizon, the year prior to Britain’s declaration of war against Germany on August 4th, 1914, was filled with ceremonial and training events for the 48th Highlanders. The Regiment’s DCO, Major John A. Currie who would take the 15th Battalion into the coming conflict, […]
Photographic history
The Project archives includes thousands of period photographs related to the three battalions (15th, 92nd and 134th) and the large drafts for other battalions (19th, 35th, 58th, 73rd and 74th) raised by the 48th Highlanders during The Great War 1914-1918. These photographs have been catalogued by battalion or draft and in each case, arranged in chronological order […]