Postcard – 48th Highlanders Leaving – WW1
Front of postcard is a vertical black and white image of 48th Highlanders in uniform with Wolseley helmets and shouldering rifles marching down a crowded street towards the foreground/camera, with white space below image and caption reading: “The 48th Highlanders leaving Torento (Canada)”, likely that “Torento” as printed on postcard is misspelling of Toronto, and […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “A Canadian Highlander in full war paint”
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Mac the mascot of the Canadian Highlanders” on the back of the postcard “ MAC “—the Mascot of the Canadian Highlanders. An extraordinary assortment of mascots and pets accompanies the Canadian Contingent. Dogs and goats and other animals are numerous. One regiment actually adopted […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Officers of the Canadian Highlanders” On the back of the postcard: Officers of the Canadian Highlanders. The Canadian ideal is that a regiment in the field should be a band of brothers. They will do anything for a trusted leader and follow him anywhere, […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Canadian Highlanders have a midday refresher” On the back of the postcard: Canadian Highlanders have a Midday Refresher. Nothing like the Canadian Contingent has landed in England since the time of William the Conqueror. The Canadians come armed cap-a-pie, horse, foot, and artillery. The […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Canadian Highlanders have a mid-day refresher” on the back of the postcard Parade of the Canadian Highlanders. The men of the Canadian Contingent are a fine lot, and in intelligence well up to Colonial form, which is usually ahead of the old country. Half […]
Dugald Sheppard. Patriotic red, white, blue, and gold pin.
Dugald Sheppard. Patriotic red, white, blue, and gold pin. Gold crown set on ribbons of red white and blue.
Bronze Paperweight – Lt. J. E. Banton
Large, heavy. solid bronze paperweight, in the shape of the falcon head from the 48th Highlander’s regimental badge, back side is smooth-flat with no image, faintly visible on the back at the bottom are hand carved in the words in two rows: “J. E. Banton 48th HIGHLANDERS”.
48th Highlanders Rifles Association hand painted banner.
Hand painted on a piece of old cut up tent.
48th Highlanders Parade Postcard – Adelaide Street W – c1910
Front of postcard is a colourized photograph of the 48th Highlanders on parade in downtown Toronto heading westwards, photograph taken in front of and near 110 Adelaide Street W. (between York St. and Bay St.), soldiers in full dress uniform with red tunics, kilts, and tall black bonnet feather hats, near the top right printed […]