Street banner from Delft, Netherlands liberation celebrations May 2025
A 26 inch (66 cm) by 78 inch (198 cm) street banner from Delft, Netherlands liberation celebrations, May 2025. The banner was hung in the streets of Delft and given to Sgt Iain Kinkaid of the 48th Highlanders as a keepsake.
Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Whiskey Special run #48 of 1200
Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Whiskey Special run issued in 2017 on the 100th Anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. The bottles were numbered and this bottle is #48 of 1200 made.
48th Highlander Sweetheart Locket
A 3.5 mm by 2.5 mm oval gold locket made of gold with a silver 48th Highlander badge logo in the centre, approximately World War II era. Highlanders often had items (pins, lockets, rings, etc.) to leave with their spouses when they went overseas. The items are called “sweetheart”.
CSM W. A. Hawkins – Bisley 1923 Gold Pocket Watch
A gold metal pocket watch belonging to CSM William Andrew Hawkins, with gold long chain attached to top of watch via the bow. At end of chain is a similar gold small round metal bar. Pocket watch is inside of a rectangular box made of cardboard and bound in navy-blue leather. The pocket watch face […]
Challenge Coin 2014 – WW1 Image of soldier and cross
Challenge Coin 2014 – WW1 Image of soldier and cross
Memorial binder
This 3 ring binder contains 300 of the 1642 photos of 48th Highlanders who died in service to Canada. The binder is on a stand and above it is a brass plaque with two 48th Highlanders badges and between them the words: 48th Highlanders of Canada Killed in Action “We […]
George Watson – Lapel Pins
Three lapel pins showing proof of service for returning soldiers during and after WW1 silver pin with red crest on crown, 3/4 ” diameter, ” For Honourable Service” Brass pin 3/4″ diameter ” 1st Can Div, Lest We Forget” Bronze pin 1 ” diameter ” For King and Empire – Services Rendered” All mounted with […]
3 Letters sent home by LCpl W. S. Pogue – kia 20 December 1943
Letters sent home by LCpl Pogue to his family members. LCpl Pogue was killed in action on 20 December 1943. Top letter – A: – Air mail to Mr. John Pogue, 293 Arlington Ave., Toronto. Dated October 14, 1943; 2 pages. Pogue was temporarily in a holding unit awaiting rejoining the battalion. He writes about […]
Plaque – The Ranger Foundation
This plaque “The Ranger Foundation” , created in 2024, is being placed in multiple appropriate locations to recognize the participation by members of Canada’s Indigenous people in or with the military from 1812 to today. The copy reads” “In memory of all those First Nations members who served here or abroad before, during, and after […]
97th Algonquin Rifles Coin
A 2 inch (5.08 cm) radius copper challenge coin of the 97th Algonquin Rifles.