List of Names SD&G-Highlanders in Photos - 1940-1945

[Wigger K. F. van der Horst]

Originally Posted by Ian Johns

This is my Great Uncle Fred who passed away a year and a half ago. He was with the Hasty Pees when they landed and fought in Italy and was transfered to the SDG's in time for D-Day.

Hello Ian,
Attachment-(without number) is could be made in Elspeet. about 60 km E. of Hilversum.
Attachment-1 Could be made in Hilversum in the S.-area. When we go to Hilversum I will check the houses in that area.
Attachment=2 is your uncle with a 17 Pounder AT-gun on the inner yard of School no.4 and 6. Is it possible that your uncle was part of the AT-gun plt. of Capt. Gault ? I will check the background (houses) when we are in Hilversum.
Attachment-3: I have some other lists, some with less locations. It gives Info in an other way, but will give a better view where the Glens were in detail.
Attachment-4: the pict is made in Hilversum at the Maple Leaf Stadium. Several picts were made: left to right, front and right to left. I have one where you can identify most faces of the Glens, including a list with names of most officers in front.
Is it possible to send me your pictures size 1/1 at 300dpi or better 2/1 at 300dpi ?
Kind Regards, Wigger

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Wigger K. F. van der Horst

Hello Ian,
Attachment=2 is your uncle with a 17 Pounder AT-gun on the inner yard of School no.4 and 6. Is it possible that your uncle was part of the AT-gun plt. of Capt. Gault ? I will check the background (houses) when we are in Hilversum.

A small correction. The gun is a 6 Pounder A/T gun and not a 17 Pounder

[Wigger K. F. van der Horst]

Originally Posted by John McGillivray

A small correction. The gun is a 6 Pounder A/T gun and not a 17 Pounder

Thank you for your support ! The pict of Capt. Gault was made at the same location and the info had was that it was a 17 Pounder . . . For sure I recognize the same houses in the background which are located at the Gabriël Metsulaan. I received last picture recently. I want to restore the Ian Johns Picts as I did with the other two. Hope to hear from him.
Wigger

[Ian Johns]

Originally Posted by Wigger K. F. van der Horst

Hello Ian,
Attachment-(without number) is could be made in Elspeet. about 60 km E. of Hilversum.
Attachment-1 Could be made in Hilversum in the S.-area. When we go to Hilversum I will check the houses in that area.
Attachment=2 is your uncle with a 17 Pounder AT-gun on the inner yard of School no.4 and 6. Is it possible that your uncle was part of the AT-gun plt. of Capt. Gault ? I will check the background (houses) when we are in Hilversum.
Attachment-3: I have some other lists, some with less locations. It gives Info in an other way, but will give a better view where the Glens were in detail.
Attachment-4: the pict is made in Hilversum at the Maple Leaf Stadium. Several picts were made: left to right, front and right to left. I have one where you can identify most faces of the Glens, including a list with names of most officers in front.
Is it possible to send me your pictures size 1/1 at 300dpi or better 2/1 at 300dpi ?
Kind Regards, Wigger

I'll see if I can do that this weekend.

[Wigger K. F. van der Horst]

Originally Posted by Ian Johns

I'll see if I can do that this weekend.

Hello Ian,
It was this morning identification-time. I compared your photos of your uncle with the 155 Glens picture of myself and there is no mistake about it: SD&G-Highlander #114 is your Uncle. On the list of this pictrure #114 is NOT yet identified and has no name. Can you tell me what his name is?
Also I checked an other picture which was made at the same location. Because Capt. R.B. Gault is in this picture, I think that most of the 48 Glens were part of A/T Platoon. I will made a list of the 48 Glens of which are some not yet identified, and post it (including the picture) this afternoon on the MLU-Forum.
Kind Regards, Wigger.

[Wigger K. F. van der Horst]

Originally Posted by Wigger K. F. van der Horst

Hello Ian,
Also I checked an other picture which was made at the same location . . . etc

Hello Ian . . . about the picture: 48 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders in Hilversum in front of the corridor between School no.14 and 16 location Ruysdaellaan. The legal owner is Mr. R. Poitras - ON - Canada. The names as far I could identify the Glens with the 155 SD&G-Highlander's picture:

1 Sgt GN Annable C53854 - 2 Sgt DE Denny C54288 - 3 Sgt WA Wallace CSM C53031 - 4 Capt RB Gault - 5 Lt AT Gavin - 6 Sgt JR Poupore C79125 - 7 Sgt.Maj MB Jamieson C79010 - 8 Sgt GE Newman C101602 - 9 Pte JF Gale A109056 - 10 Sgt WE Matheson C124384 - 11 Not identified - 12 Pte HT Arnold B148721 - 13 Sgt LH Cole B115024 - 14 Not identified - 15 Pte AJ Armstrong C53542 - 16 Not identified – 17 Cpl WJ Beaven D143897 - 18 Brown > Same surname 7x (Initials and Reg.no) : AJ C79294 / GD C58177 / GW C124255 / HE C54322 / JF C54219 / JN B134811 and WA B 074573 OR with Surname : Wade MG C1648 - 19 Cpl Doucette L F55106 - 20 Rank? WGA Merpaw C102763 - 21 Rank? GL Eligh C53243 - 22 Rank? WC Stevens C123804 - 23 Not identified - 24 Not identified - 25 Rank? J Andrusek C123361 - 26 Not identified - 27 Sgt CJ Lalonde C31983 - 28 Rank? FG Clapper C121281 - 29 Cpl WJ Jordan B135656 - 30 Rank? WJ Cox C53200 - 31 Cpl A Poitras C31353 - 32 Not identified - 33 Rank? DT Blakely C79060 - 34 Pte GLP Taillon C053234 - 35 Cpl HG Elliston C65203 - 36 Not identified - 37 Pte R Duplante C57587 - 38 Not identified - 39 Pte W Kowa D138416 - 40 Not identified - 41 Not identified - 42 Pte NLapierre C79071 - 43 Rank? KA Buck C52975 - 44 Hewitt > Same surname 4x : Initials and Reg.no: AM C612229 / RFB C63380 / RG C75752 / RG C75752 - 45 Rank? JH Argue H92427 - 46 Rank? WO Green C48690 - 47 Rank? FR Bridson C80187 - 48 Surname WADE MG C1648 or BROWN > Brown is listed 7x >see #18.

Your uncle is #23 in the picture. If you want a large picture (16 Inches) by email :
wiggervdhorst27@planet.nl

Wigger

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hello Wigger,

Thanks for your extensive research!

As per your request I have uploaded your pictures to military photo hosting site:



I hope this is of help, even though they are still not as large as the originals.

Best regards,
Hanno

[Wigger K. F. van der Horst]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Hello Wigger,
Thanks for your extensive research!
As per your request I have uploaded your pictures to military photo hosting site:
I hope this is of help, even though they are still not as large as the originals.

Hello Hanno,
Thanks for your effort !
If there is any need for a much larger picture, they always can send me an email and I will send them a large 16 Inch picture which is clear enough in detail.

There are posted - separate - some new pictures of the SD&G-Highlanders, including the lists with names. It is more easy to keep replies to one instead of much more pichures, which can make it more complicated.
This perticular thread was made during April 2007. The list above is a collection of some large pictures I had. Over the years a lot has changed: more names with more detailed information. The separate threats with two pictures - a numbered and 'clean' one - makes it much more easy to handle, and in case a large picture is needed: my email is always there.
Kind Regards, Wigger