48th Penny Postcards to J. Spears -1911
Regarding Equipment – Cards 3 Penny post cards to Mr. J. Spears 118 Davenport Road, City Card No 1. Copy on rear handwritten July 15th, 11 31 Shuter St., City Dear Sir, Would you kindly bring your sporran down to the armouries on Monday 17th inst. as a new sporran is to be issued to […]
48th Penny Postcards, Band Schedule-1914 March 4
– Cards to John Spears (drummer) 118 Davenport Rd. Toronto 1. Armouries 4th March 1914 Dear Sir, The Pipe Band will parade in the Armouries at 8 p.m. Friday 6th March to take part in a concert in aid of recruiting. Dress drill order & greatcoats. The CO desires as large a turn out as […]
48th Penny Postcard, memo to Officers-1918 Sept 24
– Cards to LCol C.W. Darling 96 Spadina Ave. Toronto Toronto, Sept., 24th, 1918 48th Highlanders Memorandum to Officers The weekly Regimental Luncheons will be resumed on Wednesday, October 2nd, 1918. They will be held as before at the Military Institute every Wednesday, at One O’clock. Price Fifty Cents. By the courtesy of the Committee […]
48th Card, Officers’ Regimental Fees-1924
From Scott Griffin – Cards 48th Highlanders-Dileas Gu Brath Allied with the Gordon Highlanders Under Authority, given at the last Annual Meeting of the Regimental Committee, to dispose of the question of Regimental Fees, it has been decided, with the approval of the Commanding Officer, to impose no Regimental Fees for this year, but, in […]
48th Penny Postcard, Officers Schedule-1923 Nov 6
From C.W. Darling to Lt G.M. Griffin – Cards 48th Highlanders As a member of the Officers” Mess you are expected to attend the following: Saturday, Nov. 10th. 6.30 p.m. Annual Dinner. King Edward Hotel; Dress-service uniform, blue, or dinner jacket. Sunday, Nov. 11th. Unveiling of Monument. Parade at Armouries, 1:45 p.m. Uniform if possible. […]
Mother’s Cross, Card from Minister of Defence
This card, signed by the Minister of Militia & Defence accompanied the silver Mother’s Cross given with Medals to those who died in WWI – Cards Canada This cross is presented to you in memory of one who in the Great War died for King and Country. H. Guthrie Minister of Militia & Defence
Business Card from W. Ross Macdonald, with note to LCol D. C. Haldenby, CD – 1961
– Cards Handwritten note on business card sent to LCol D. C. Haldenby, CD on becoming Commanding Officer of the 48th Highlanders of Canada: “May your years of Command be profitable to you, to the 48th & to Canada. Signed Ross Macdonald” W. Ross Macdonald Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Canada Macdonald served […]
Letter from Her Majesty’s Private Secretary – Dec 28 1955
Response to Sgt’s Mess Christmas Card – Cards Buckingham Palace The Private Secretary presents his compliments to the Officer Commanding 48th Highlanders of Canada and is commanded by The Queen to ask him kindly to thank the Regimental Sergeant Major, Warrant Officers and Sergeants for their good wishes for Christmas and the New Year. […]
Letter from Her Majesty upon Presentation of Colours – 1 July 1959
Letter from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, Colonel-in-Chief on the Presentation of New Colours on 01 July 1959. The letter is on Her Majesty’s personal stationary. The 48th Highlanders were one of three regiments for which Her Majesty, then Princess Elizabeth, accepted the position as Colonel-in-Chief in 1947. The Presentation of Colours, the third set […]
Letter from Her Majesty’s Private Secretary, Dec 18, 1957
– Cards Letter from Buckingham Palace The Private Secretary presents his compliments to the Officer Commanding 48th Highlanders of Canada and is commanded by The Queen to ask him kindly to thank the Regimental Sergeant-Major, Warrant Officers and Sergeants for their good wishes for Christmas and the New Year. 18th December 1957 R. Gill […]