VERY touching and VERY moving! My Grandfather who passed away early this year, was a part of these very brave gentlemen. If anyone has any information of a MacDoe Robert Hay, he went by his middle name, and hated his first name.
I'm 90%+ that "Handsome young chap" at 1:56 is my grandfather. He went on to fight in Italy and then helped to liberate Holland. After he went on to live a pretty simple life. Got married, had 3 kids. One of whom grew up to become my mother. *Dileas gu brath!*. Thanks Grandpa ☺️
I always think of my dad around Nov 11- he joined this regiment when he was a young kid of 17 along with his brothers to head over to fight in WW2- our family was very blessed as all the brothers came home alive -they have since passed away but we still remember.......
up date ! Watched the film again and spotted a closeup shot of him about half way through looks like a lifeboat drill of preparing to disembark . Fantastic shot !
I have a picture of my Father Jack Corbett as the train left Sunnyside this is great to see the rest of the trip . Didn't spot him in any of the pictures though .
My father Albert (Bert) Hendry was with the 1st battalion that went overseas dec 1939. I don't see him in these photos. I'm trying to find out what the name of the ship that took them. He was 19. He told me enough times but I've forgotten. He was blown up in a mine field in Littlehampton England on a training exercise. He was 21. 4 men died. He survived with a fused leg; the blast destroyed his knee. The army courts declared it an accident. The officers should have been charged with negligence for ordering them into a live mine field.
Uh ? , the tunes are three 9/8 marches: Archie Mac Kinley The battle of the somme ( 1916 ) the heights of Darghai ( India ) Ye can believe me who has been a keen piper for 44 years
Yes, and worse, the Canadian were volunteers as they were not directly concerned by the German invasion of western Europe, so they were not bound to enlist under UK flag, and thus could have ignored the conflict, but they came They made great deeds, among which the 1942 commando raid on Dieppe,led by Simon Fraser lord Lovat, in northern Normandy which was to be a disaster I believe that those boys and men should deserve better gratitude
silkenstresses I must say that I was astonished of your answer, I didn't know that that guy was such a bad one,according to the Saltire flag, he should be a Scot, but Scots are aware of Canadian deeds, so he must be ignorant or more simply a bit daft Between ourselves, the first vinyl piping record I bought in 1968 is one of the 48th pipeband, t' was one year before I began to learn pipes playing and I still have that " pancake " a big heavy 33 LP vinyl Slainte my friend
How awesome! My grandfather is in a picture at about 1:50. Farthest to the left sitting on a table. I recognize him like it was yesterday.
VERY touching and VERY moving! My Grandfather who passed away early this year, was a part of these very brave gentlemen. If anyone has any information of a MacDoe Robert Hay, he went by his middle name, and hated his first name.
I always look for my dad every time I see pictures of the 48th.
I'm 90%+ that "Handsome young chap" at 1:56 is my grandfather. He went on to fight in Italy and then helped to liberate Holland. After he went on to live a pretty simple life. Got married, had 3 kids. One of whom grew up to become my mother.
*Dileas gu brath!*. Thanks Grandpa ☺️
I always think of my dad around Nov 11- he joined this regiment when he was a young kid of 17 along with his brothers to head over to fight in WW2- our family was very blessed as all the brothers came home alive -they have since passed away but we still remember.......
My great-grandfather is here somewhere. RIP Kenneth D Smith
up date ! Watched the film again and spotted a closeup shot of him about half way through looks like a lifeboat drill of preparing to disembark . Fantastic shot !
Great video!!!!! Thanks!!!
good video, my dad never talk much about WW2 all i know he was shot in both legs in Sicily ,R.I.P. DAD, Sgt John ( Rock ) Andrews
Great video!!!!!
great video buddy, please post more of this
I have a picture of my Father Jack Corbett as the train left Sunnyside this is great to see the rest of the trip . Didn't spot him in any of the pictures though .
My father Albert (Bert) Hendry was with the 1st battalion that went overseas dec 1939. I don't see him in these photos. I'm trying to find out what the name of the ship that took them. He was 19. He told me enough times but I've forgotten. He was blown up in a mine field in Littlehampton England on a training exercise. He was 21. 4 men died. He survived with a fused leg; the blast destroyed his knee. The army courts declared it an accident. The officers should have been charged with negligence for ordering them into a live mine field.
I absolutly agree with you
2019?
Uh ? , the tunes are three 9/8 marches:
Archie Mac Kinley
The battle of the somme ( 1916 )
the heights of Darghai ( India )
Ye can believe me who has been a keen piper for 44 years
its too bad such a historic unit is relegated to being a reserve unit.
Yes, and worse, the Canadian were volunteers as they were not directly concerned by the German invasion of western Europe, so they were not bound to enlist under UK flag, and thus could have ignored the conflict, but they came
They made great deeds, among which the 1942 commando raid on Dieppe,led by Simon Fraser lord Lovat, in northern Normandy which was to be a disaster
I believe that those boys and men should deserve better gratitude
silkenstresses
I must say that I was astonished of your answer, I didn't know that that guy was such a bad one,according to the Saltire flag, he should be a Scot, but Scots are aware of Canadian deeds, so he must be ignorant or more simply a bit daft
Between ourselves, the first vinyl piping record I bought in 1968 is one of the 48th pipeband, t' was one year before I began to learn pipes playing and I still have that " pancake " a big heavy 33 LP vinyl
Slainte my friend
thks allcanadians
THE CANADIANS ARE COMING