B166052 Pte Riechelt, Albert Joseph by tree
Black and white photo of Pte Reichelt in front of tree in The Netherlands on 29 May 1945. Pte Reichelt of Stevensville, Ontario enlisted in Hamilton in 1944 when he turned 18. He arrived in the UK in the spring of 1945 and was part of the 1 May 1945 reinforcing draft for the 1st […]
Reinforcement draft to 1st Battalion – 1 May 1945
Black and white photo in original cardboard shipping tube. Photo is of the Reinforcing Draft of ORs (other ranks) to the 1st Battalion 48th Highlanders in Holland on 1 May 1945. B166052 Pte Reichelt, Albert Joseph is in the rear rank, 2nd on the right. In the front row centre are two 48th Officers in […]
B166052 Pte Reichelt, Albert Joseph by house
Pte Reichelt standing “at ease” in front of door and house wall, wearing battledress with balmoral, in May or June 1945 in The Netherlands Pte Reichelt of Stevensville, Ontario enlisted in Hamilton in 1944 when he turned 18. He arrived in the UK in the spring of 1945 and was part of the 1 May […]
Framed photo – LCol Armour A. Miller
Black and white studio, head and shoulders photograph of LCol Armour A. Miller in gold painted frame with 134th Battalion cap badge at top-centre of frame. LCol Miller is wearing khaki tunic with Sam Browne and glengarry. Note that the photo is surrounded by a black border, denoting that he was Killed-in-Action. Lieutenant A.A. Miller […]
Group of 48th Highlanders in Petawawa
Group of 48th Highlander Soldiers at Canadian Army Training Centre in Petawawa Photograph (black and white, gloss finish, inscribed “C TRP. D TRNG. BTY. (A-1) C.A.T.C. / PETAWAWA OCT. 5-1942”, under glass in a period wooden frame, 203 mm x 258 mm, wire backed); Capt. Frederick William Macdonald in photo. Captain Frederick William (Wyld) […]
Studio Portrait – Capt. Frederick William Macdonald, MC
Studio Portrait of Frederick Macdonald in his 48th Highlanders Uniform (black and white, matte finish, under glass in a period dark synthetic frame, 248 mm x 297 mm, easel back) Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21. He went overseas with the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in […]
Studio Portrait – LCol William Campbell Macdonald – Commanding Officer 1900 – 1906
Studio Portrait of William Campbell Macdonald in his 48th Highlanders Uniform (black and white, matte finish, wearing his North West Canada Medal and Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, under glass in a period dark wooden frame, 260 mm x 365 mm) An original officer, William Macdonald was appointed Major upon joining from the Queen’s Own […]
Lt. Col. John Irvine Davidson, Commanding Officer, 1891 to 1898
Lt. Col. John Irvine Davidson in full dress uniform. The personal uniform of Davidson shown in this image is on display in the 48th Highlanders Museum. Lieutenant-Colonel John Irvine Davidson was gazetted (provisionally) the first Commanding Officer on 20 November 1891 and formally confirmed 25 March 1892. In the military he began as a private […]
Roll Call after the 2nd Battle of Ypres
An 8.5 inch by 14 inch black and white photograph framed in black wood of the roll call of the 15th Battalion on April 25th 1915 after the battle of Second Ypres. This was the first use Chlorine gas against Allied troops, first against the Algerians on 22 April and then the Canadians – 15th […]
Pte. Albert Thomas Henry, wounded by mine, Littlehampton England – Feb 1942
Pte Albert Thomas Henry in battledress jacket and balmoral. Jacket has two ribbons of Henry’s service. Henry was injured in England while training and entering a minefield. Near Windmill, outside Littlehampton, No. 8 Platoon was conducting a Battle Drill exercise with the rest of Able Company. They entered a minefield, poorly marked, by climbing through […]