Col C E Bent, DSO 1940 – 1943
At the time Col. Bent was commanding officer of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion and 3rd (reserve) Battalion of the Canadian Engineers. LCol Bent transferred from the 17th Bn (Nova Scotia) in 1915 and became Commanding Officer of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in May 1916 following the death of LCol W. R. Marshall, DSO. He […]
LCol C. E. Bent DSO on Horseback in Paradise NS in the 1920s.
A 3.5 inch by 5 inch sepia tone photograph of LCol Bent on Fritz the horse with Bruno the dog, the 15th Battalion mascot. The horse Fritz was a German horse taken from a German officer captured during a battle. LCol Bent brought Fritz and Bruno back to Canada and his home when he led […]
LCol C. E. Bent, DSO in Dress Scarlets at his home in Paradise NS, 1920’s
A 3.5 inch by 5 inch sepia of LCol Bent in his Scarlet uniform. Most likely posing in his backyard for a photograph. The Full Dress Scarlet was the first uniform of the 48th Highlanders, adopted in 1892, the year after the regiment’s founding. The current active regiment continues to wear full dress on ceremonial […]
LCol Bent, DSO with 15th Battalion Officers after The Somme, 26 Sept. 1916
A black and white photograph of the 15th Battalion officers taken after the battle of The Somme, 26th September 1916 . With their uniforms still covered with the mud of the Somme battlefield, officers of the 15th Battalion pose with Colonel Bent, who succeeded LCol Marshall as Commanding Officer. Standing are Captains A.C. Futcher and […]
LCol C. E. Bent, DSO with 15th Battalion officers 10th October 1916
A black and white 5 inch by 3.5 inch photograph of the officers of the 15th Battalion taken 10th October 1916. The 15th Battalion had completed its time at The Somme including the battle that began 26 September in which the battalion lost 117 killed in action and 223 wounded. The total casualty list for […]
Christmas Eve Holten Cemetery Vigil
An 8.5 inch by 11 inch colour photograph of Holten Cemetery on Christmas Eve at 17:00 local mounted in black aluminum frame. At the Canadian War Cemetery at Christmas Eve school children put down the burning wax lights. This happens every year at 17:00hrs local. The lights burn all Holy Night long.
LCol C E Bent DSO – Head and Shoulder image – 1916
Lieutenant Colonel C E Bent DSO. Commanded the 48th Highlanders of Canada from 1916. Returned from the war with a captured warhorse and the 15th Battalion’s mascot dog Bruno. Col. Bent died in 1955. LCol Bent transferred from the 17th Bn (Nova Scotia) in 1915 and became Commanding Officer of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) […]
Commanding Officers of 3rd Brigade – 1918
Lt Col McQuaig – 13th Bn (Far Left) – Royal Highlanders of Canada Lt Col Bent – 15th Bn (Mid Left) – 48th Highlanders Lt Col Peck – 16th Bn (Mid Right) – Canadian Scottish Major Price – 14th Bn (Far Right) – Royal Montreal Regiment The 3rd Brigade consisted of the 13th Battalion (Royal […]
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opens Regimental Museum – 29 June 1997
Her Majesty inquires about a medals display in the Regimental Museum during opening ceremony and visit. His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh watches while Major Geordie Beal, CD, Chair of the 48th Highlanders Museum and Brigadier General Peter Cameron, OMM, CStJ, CD, Honourary Colonel, consider their response. The framed photograph on the extreme left […]
Cpl Maurice Lee 27630, Prisoner of War
27360 Cpl Maurice Lee standing with arms folded in front of photographer’s background scene. Written on back of photo in pencil: “Uncle Jim, You will see I lack a few buttons also have a black eye but that is nothing I am glad to be all in 1 piece after what I came through. 6 […]