Drawing: Highlander lighting his pipe
Pen and ink drawing of 15th Battalion, 48th Highlander soldier wearing fur overtunic lighting his pipe. Artist signature and date in bottom right corner: “F.E. Neel 1917”
Drawing: 15th Battalion Piper
Coloured pencil drawing of a piper of the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders, playing the pipes. Red colour on kilt and hose to designate 48th Highlanders. Patches of 1st Division, 3rd Brigade on shoulder also coloured.
Drawing: Canadian POWs marching
Coloured pencil drawing of a line of Canadian prisoners of war marching along a road guarded by Germans on horses. Artist unknown.
Drawing: preliminary head study of 2 officers
Pencil preliminary study of the heads of two officers by Lt J E Banton. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but was reduced in rank when he was sent in a reinforcement draft to the 15th Battalion, […]
Pencil drawing: Feeding a horse
Pencil sketch of soldier feeding hay to a horse with Inn keeper smoking pipe and watching. “Micky” caption at bottom centre; “Icky” name in bottom right corner. Artist unknown.
Drawing: Estamina
Pen and ink drawing by Lt J E Banton of a 15th Battalion, 48th Highlander doing a Highland dance pirouette in front of an Estamina. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but was reduced in rank when […]
Drawing: Watching a rat
Coloured pencil drawing by Lt J E Banton of two Highlanders seated in a trench watching a rat. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but was reduced in rank when he was sent in a reinforcement draft […]
Drawing: Officer at desk by candlelight
Pencil drawing, black and white, by Lt J E Banton of an officer at a desk reading an order with candle in wine bottle. No caption or signature. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but was reduced […]
Drawing: Preliminary study: Carrying out the Wounded – Passchendaele
Pencil study by Lt J E Banton for final pen and ink drawing – “Carrying out the Wounded – Passchendaele” caption at top; single line border around study; no signature. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but […]
Preliminary sketch: The Road to Passchendaele
Pencil sketch by Lt. J E Banton, preliminary to final drawing, of the road to Passchendaele. Caption across top. No signature. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but was reduced in rank when he was sent in […]