Regimental Colour (Orig.) – 1892
Regimental Colour (orig. – 1892). Silk with gold cords. Blue ground – Union Jack (small) ay staff side, Falcon over XLVIII (48) – surrounded by Maple Leaves “Dileas Gu Brath” scrolled below. Battle Honours scrolled below: Ypres 1915; Festubert, Mount Sorrel; Somme 1916; Vimy Ridge; Hill 70; Amiens; Scarfe 1918; Drocourt Queant. More information on […]
Laurel Leaf Wreath for King’s Colour – 1919
Laurel Leaves forming a circle with a plaque on the middle bottom of the wreath inscribed with “Presented by the 48th Highlanders Chapter IODE & attached to the Colours on their return from Germany May 1919”. The metal wreath was attached to the top of each of the Colour Standards (King’s Colour and Regimental Colour) […]
48th Side Drum, Yellow WWI
A side drum with 48th Buckle badge crest – painted (chipping); rope tension – 9 brass – possibly used by 92nd Bn of the 48th Highlanders
Bass Drum 15th Bn – Bullet Hole
Base Drum: wooden shell 13 lug ( brass) professional paint job no record of maker. Fake “heads” – new rope only original portions are : wooden shell, wooden cord hoops, 3 metal feet Among the several bass drums used by the 15th Bn. (48th Highlanders) this one is unique. In France, in 1917, German shrapnel […]
Side Drum – Rod Tension – 1960s
While the 48th Pipes & Drums used rod tension drums from the mid 1950s on for competition work it wasn’t until the late 1960s that this model of side drum replaced ropes with rod tension devices on parade and other occasions. Several sets of “rods” have seen service with the band over since the 50s. […]
Bass Drum 48th – WWII
Base Drum with Royal Coat of Arms; 48th Crest and WWI Battle honours and South Africa 1899-1900. During the 48th Highlanders brief foray into France in June 1940 the Pipes and Drums had to abandon their drums before being evacuated back to England. Later that year in September Mr. Ernest F. Cooper Esq. of the […]
Bass Drum 15th Bn – Fragment from St Julien
This portion of a bass drum shell was picked up on the battlefield near St. Julien in April 1915 by Lt. R.D. Pank of the Royal Engineers. This battle featured the first German gas attack of the war and decimated the ranks of the 15th Bn. during which this drum must have been lost. No […]
Side Drum – Ropes – 1960
Rope Tension drum manufactured by George Potter & Co. Ltd. In the mid 1960s the Pipes and Drums received its final set of rope tension drums. This final set was emblazoned with the battle Honours of the 48th Highlanders earned in South Africa and both World Wars. This third set of snare drums introduced snares […]
Side Drum 48th 1929
Side Drum with 48th Crest and WWI Battle honours and South Africa 1899-1900. This drum has a silver plate presentation attached. The drum is a “Guards’ Style” drum (so called because it is 19″ in diameter) as opposed to the “Line Regiments’ Style” (18″ diameter). On the inside of the drum shell appear the names […]
48th Highlanders Tenor Drum Pre WWI
This wooden shell tenor drum may pre-date the First World War but in any event it very likely is one of the drums carried overseas by the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders) in 1914 even though it carries no identification marks other than the Regimental Crest. The crest (buckle badge) is hand painted in gold and […]