Commanding Officer’s Jeep Flag
An 8.5 inch by 16 inch blue cotton flag with a red falcon. Carried by the Commanding Officer to indicate his whereabouts – whether at rest, on the move (flown from his jeep) or in action. Presented by Major Donald A. Banton
WWII Medic Arm Band
A 3.5 inch by 15 inch cotton arm band with brass snap closures. Stamped with the Canadian Army inside marked with “1944 Italy CSM”. In the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders. During WWII the pipers and drummers of the Pipe Band were stretcher bearers and assigned to companies in battle.
2 inch mortar bomb carrier
An 8 inch by 20 inch mortar bomb carrier case. Made from waxed cardboard, wood, canvas straps and tin caps. A case made to carry six 2″ mortar shells. The handle on this artifact is broken but if intact could be used to carry the case much like a briefcase of today. There is a […]
Telephone Switch Board UC10 10Line Set 58 M768
The Switchboard U.C. 10 is a 10-line Second World War era switchboard used to terminate tactical phone lines. The switchboard (U.C. standing for ‘Universal Call’) was designed for local office use or at Divisional Signals level and were used throughout the war and as late as the 1980’s in cadet corps. The unit is housed […]
Water Purifying tablets
A 2.25 inch by 2.25 inch black and gold tin box of tablets used to contain Halazone. Halazone has been widely used to disinfect drinking water. Halazone tablets have been used to disinfect water for drinking, especially where treated tap water is not available. A typical dosage is 4 mg/L. Halazone tablets were commonly used […]
Military Issued Alertness Drugs
A 1.25 inch by 3.5 inch oval tin containing “Alertness Drugs” that are yellow in colour. Some pills are marked with an “O” others are marked with a line. Both are most likely amphetamine or methamphetamine. The “O” drugs were marked as such after Otto Friedrich Ranke known for introducing these drugs to the German […]
Compass carried by LCol W. R. Marshall, DSO
Compass in metal carried by LCol W.R. Marshall, DSO, Commanding Officer 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders). LCol Marshall was killed in action by a sniper while traversing the forward trenches on 19 May 1916 at Ypres. The compass was engraved and given to Major George Hendrie by Mrs. Marshall. In the inside of the lid the […]
Standards for Colours – 1892 – 1925
These two wooden standards surmounted by a gilded crown and with gilt/corded “ropes” ending in tassels carried the first Stand of Colours (Sovereign, Regimental) from the date of their presentation to the 48th Highlanders of their Colours by Lord Stanley in 1892.
Gas Mask Mark IV Khaki Canvas Mask with Khaki Canvas Bag
A 7 inch by 9 inch khaki canvas mask with black rubber hose covered in khaki canvas. The mark IV was the first mask made entirely in Canada with rubber from Goodrich Rubber. On the Eve of the Second World War Canada produced enough masks to supply other Allied nations with anti gas components. The […]
Bugle of Pte Warring Tooze – 15th Bn (48th Highlanders)
Bugle with green cording and tassels issued to Warring Tooze in 1916. Maker’s mark on horn: “Trademark Boosey – Akers London – 100322 – Guaranteed British Made Throughout” and on mouthpiece: “EV Boyes Toronto”. Tooze has scratched locations on the surface of the horn, some of the most clearly visible include: 15th Battalion; Lens; 19 […]