Battalion Photo

Cape Breton Highlanders

Connaught Ranges, Ontario

June, 1941

The commanding officer was Lt-Col. Edgar (Ted) Harold Small who was from Halifax, NS, and commanded the battalion from November, 1940 to April, 1942. He is pictured in the front row, thirteenth from the left. Note the newly acquired battalion vehicles in the background.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-4 (11-1-2.2)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Robert MacLellan Collection
 

Battalion Headquarters

Cape Breton Highlanders

Connaught Ranges, Ontario

June, 1941

Front Row, Left to Right:
1.  Unidentified
2.  Unidentified
3.  Unidentified
4.  Unidentified
5.  Unidentified
6. Unidentified
7.  Regimental Sergeant-Major Johnny E. Toms, Glace Bay, NS
8.  Major G.M. MacNeil, Grand Narrows, NS (Second in Command)
9.  Lt-Col. Edgar (Ted) Harold Small, Halifax, NS (Commanding Officer)
10.  Capt. Alex C. Ross, Sydney, NS (Adjutant)
11.  Lieut. J.G. Leefe, Sydney, NS
12.  Bandmaster F.L.F. Christie, Glace Bay, NS
13.  Pipe Major John Alexander "Black Jack" McDonald, Soldiers Cove, NS
14.  Unidentified
15.  Sgt. C.H. Robinson, Sydney, NS
16.  Unidentified
17.  Cpl. Joseph (Joe) Bonnar, Sydney Mines, NS (Regimental Police)

Back Row, Left to Right:
1.  Unidentified
2.  Piper Gordon "Red Gordon" MacQuarrie, River Denys, NS (CBH Pipe Band)
3.  Piper Gordon Hammand MacDonald, New Waterford, NS (CBH Pipe Band) (Killed in Action in Italy on January 15, 1944)
4.  Piper Archie Allan MacKay, Inverness, NS (CBH Pipe Band)
5.  Piper George Sutherland, Soldiers Cove, NS (CBH Pipe Band)
6.  Drummer Melvin MacLean, Sydney Mines, NS (CBH Pipe Band)
7.  Unidentified
9.  Piper William "Willie" Gillis, Inverness, NS (CBH Pipe Band)
10.  Unidentified
11.  Unidentified
12.  Unidentified
13.  Piper John Joseph (Joe) MacMillan, Reserve Mines, NS (CBH Pipe Band)
14.  Unidentified
15.  Unidentified
16.  Piper John Angus MacDonnnell, Inverness, NS (CBH Pipe Band)
17.  Unidentified
18.  Unidentified
19.  Unidentified

Place names mentioned above are believed to be home towns at time of enlistment and not necessarily places of birth.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-1 (5-4-1.3)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Cape Breton Highlanders Association Collection

"C" Company

Cape Breton Highlanders

Connaught Ranges, Ontario

June, 1941

Only a few of the men in the photo have been positively identified.

Front Row, From the Left:
9.  Sgt. Charles MacLean, Sydney Mines, NS
11.  Company Sergeant-Major D. Smith, Sydney Mines, NS
12.  Capt. A.O. Gunn, Sydney, NS
13.  Major Carl Arnold, Sydney, NS (Company Commanding Officer)
14.  Lieut. J.K. Sullivan, Sydney, NS
15.  Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Daniel Fraser, New Waterford, NS (Killed in action in Italy on January 17, 1944)
17.  Cpl. W.L. Snow, Sydney Mines, NS
18.  Cpl. S.G. Herald, Sydney Mines, NS
20.  Cpl. Malcolm MacAulay, Sydney Mines, NS

2nd Row, From the Left:
13.  Cpl. Robert Baxter

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-4 (11-1-4.2)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Robert MacLellan Collection
 

Officers

Cape Breton Highlanders

Connaught Ranges, Ontario

June, 1941

Front Row, Left to Right:
1.  Capt. A.O. Gunn, Sydney, NS
2.  Capt. R.D. Buckley, Sydney, NS
3.  Capt. Angus Norman MacDonald, Glace Bay, NS (Commanded the battalion from March 1949 to June 1953)
4.  Major L.A. McLean
5.  Major Carl Dauphinee Arnold, Sydney, NS (Commanded the battalion through most of the 1950’s including the transition to the 2^nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders)
6.  Major W.A.D. Gunn, Sydney, NS
7.  Capt. Alex C. Ross, Sydney, NS (Adjutant)
8.  Lt-Col. Edgar (Ted) Harold Small, Halifax, NS (Commanding Officer) (Commanded the battalion from November 1940 to April 1942)
9.  Major G.M. MacNeil, Grand Narrows, NS (Second in Command)
10.  Major J.A. MacInnis, Glace Bay, NS
11.  Major William MacKinnon, Sydney, NS
12.  Capt. D.H. MacCuish
13.  Capt. Campbell
14.  Capt. B. Currie

Back Row, left to Right:
1.  Lieut. F.C. Small
2.  Lieut. J.H.M. Eager
3.  Lieut. J.G. Leefe, Sydney, NS
4.  Lieut. Graham MacLeod, Sydney, NS
5.  Unidentified
6.  Lieut. F.X. McNeil, Iona, NS
7.  Lieut. J.K. Sullivan
8.  Lieut. Hank C. Ballem, Sydney, NS
9.  Lieut. A.C. Sim, Sydney, NS
10.  Lieut. M.R. Cummings, New Waterford, NS
11.  Lieut. A.J. MacSween, New Waterford, NS
12.  Lieut. J.F. Lockman, Sydney Mines, NS
13.  Lieut. Rod Kerr, Glace Bay, NS

The names of the men were hand written on the front of the original photo. Place names are believed to be home towns at time of enlistment and not necessarily places of birth.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-1 (5-3-1.3)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Cape Breton Highlanders Association Collection

Sergeants Mess

Cape Breton Highlanders

Connaught Ranges, Ontario

June, 1941

Only some of the men in the photo have been positively identified.

Front Row, From the Left:
7.  Company Sergeant-Major D. Smith, Sydney Mines, NS
8.  Company Sergeant-Major G. McAulay, Sydney, NS
10.  Company Sergeant-Major J.D. MacLean, Washabuck, NS
11.  Regimental Sergeant-Major Johnny E. Toms, Glace Bay, NS
12.  Major G.M. MacNeil, Grand Narrows, NS (Second in Command)
13.  Lt-Col. Edgar Harold Small, Halifax, NS (Commanding Officer)
14.  Capt. Alex C. Ross, Sydney, NS (Adjutant)
15.  Bandmaster F.L.F. Christie, Glace Bay, NS
16.  Company Quartermaster-Sergeant W.V. Murphy, Sydney, NS
17.  Company Quartermaster-Sergeant J. MacLean, Washabuck, NS
18.  Company Quartermaster-Sergeant R. MacDonald, Glace Bay, NS
19.  Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Daniel Fraser, New Waterford, NS (Killed in action in Italy on January 17, 1944)
20.  Company Quartermaster-Sergeant F.R.E. Roe, Sydney, NS

Back Row, From the Left:
6.  Pipe Major John Alexander "Black Jack" McDonald, Soldiers Cove, NS
13.  Sgt. Charles MacLean, Sydney Mines, NS
17.  Sgt. C.H. Robinson, Sydney, NS
19.  Sgt. W. MacInnis, Glace Bay, NS

Place names mentioned above are believed to be home towns at time of enlistment and not necessarily places of birth.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-4 (11-1-3.2)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Robert MacLellan Collection
 

Pipe Band

Cape Breton Highlanders

Connaught Ranges, Ontario

June, 1941

Left to Right:
1.  Pipe Major John Alexander "Black Jack" McDonald, Soldiers Cove, NS
2.  Piper Archie Allan MacKay, Inverness, NS
3.  Piper George Sutherland, Soldiers Cove, NS
4.  Unidentified Piper
5.  Piper Gordon "Red Gordon" MacQuarrie, River Denys, NS
6.  Piper William "Willie" Gillis, Inverness, NS
7.  Unidentified Drummer
8.  Piper John Joseph "Piper" MacMillan, Reserve Mines, NS
9.  Unidentified Drummer
10.  Unidentified Bass Drummer
11.  Piper John Joseph (Joe) MacMillan, Reserve Mines, NS
12.  Unidentified Drummer
13.  Piper Gordon Hammond MacDonald, New Waterford, NS (Killed in action in Italy on January 15, 1944)
14.  Piper John Angus MacDonnell, Inverness, NS
15.  Unidentified Drummer
16.  Drummer Melvin MacLean, Sydney Mines, NS

Place names mentioned above are believed to be home towns at time of enlistment and not necessarily places of birth.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-4 (11-1-1.2)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Robert MacLellan Collection