O’HALLORAN, KEN Regimental #B55124
Kenneth Timothy O’Halloran born August 13, 1916 in Ardbeg (died March 11, 1978 in New Zealand.) Kenneth married Eileen Mary Bannister in March 1945 in Sussex, England.
Above, Ken O’Halloran
2 years, 5 months service
Active service date, Dec. 1942
Ken was in the 48th Highlanders;
Above, Ken O’Halloran (48th Highlanders of Canada), April 1943
(Taken in England – Ken is wearing the beret)
Although Ken’s active service date is given as 1942; in family photos he is shown, with his mother in 48th Highlander uniform in July of 1940.
The '48th Highlanders of Canada was mobilized for active service on September 1, 1939. It was redesignated the '1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada, CASF' on November 7, 1940. It embarked for Britain on 16 December 1939, and on 13 June 1940 it went to France as part of the Second British Expeditionary Force, reaching Sablé-sur-Sarthe before being ordered back. It landed in Sicily on July 10, 1943 and in Italy on September 3, 1943 as part of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division. In March 1945, the regiment moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to North West Europe, where it fought until the end of the war.
