Signals Platoon of Headquarters Company

Cape Breton Highlanders

Central School, George Street

Sydney, NS

Circa 1940

This photo was taken in front of Central School on George Street in Sydney. The Cape Breton Highlanders were still in Cape Breton at the time, recruiting, training and performing guard detail. Note the antiquated euipment in use at the time.

1st Row, Left to Right:
1.  Lloyd Williams, Sydney Mines, NS
2.  Wally Kenny, Sydney, NS
3.  Tommy Higgins, Sydney Mines, NS
4.  George MacAulay, Sydney, NS
5.  William (Bill) "Bunce" Metcalfe, Glace Bay, NS

Second Row, Left to Right:
1.  "Snookes" Merrian
2.  Gregory "Doc" Nash
3.  Ellison "Robbie" Robertson, Sydney, NS
4.  James (Jimmy) Inch, Glace Bay, NS
5.  Eric "Ickie" Johnston, Sydney, NS (Killed in action in Italy on September 1, 1944)
6.  Robert (Bob) Simpson, North Sydney, NS
7.  Frank VanDonick, New Waterford, NS
8.  "Bucky" Butler, Sydney, NS

3rd and 4th Rows, Left to Right:
1.  John Hector MacGregor, Glace Bay, NS
2.  John Buckley, Glace Bay, NS
3.  Walter Francis Briand, Lower L'Ardoise, NS
4.  Douglas "Doogie" Duguid
5.  Tom (Tommy) Courage, Sydney Mines, NS
6.  Murray "Moose" Peters Howie, Port Caledonia, NS (Killed in action in Italy on August 30, 1944)
7.  Aloysius "Wishie" Donovan
8.  Charles "Pudgie" Campbell, Sydney Mines, NS
9.  Joe Layes, Glace Bay, NS
10.  John Fougere, Big Beach, NS
11.  Walter Pottie, Lower L'Ardoise, NS
12.  Abraham Briand, L'Ardoise, NS
13.  Louis John Hiley, Sydney, NS (Killed in action in Italy on May 23, 1944)

The names listed above were identified from memory by Cape Breton Highlander veterans in the 1990's.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-4 (5-2.2)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Robert MacLellan Collection