Cross of 28111 Private (Bugler) Morgan Dudley

Wooden grave marker of 28111 Private (Bugler) Morgan Dudley, No. 4 Company, 15th Battalion C.E.F. Bugler Morgan Dudley attested into the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) at Valcartier camp in Quebec on September 22, 1914. His attestation papers stated that he was born in Birmingham, England and that he had served three years in the Canadian […]

Grave Marker of Capt. Richard Austin Brown, MC

Wooden cross painted white erected in memory of Captain R.A. Brown  of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders), died of wounds November 14, 1917. No. 3 Company 15th Battalion C.E.F. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military cemetery near Poperinghe, Belgium. At some point following the war, the Brown family obtained the original grave marker from their […]

Shell Casing placed on Lt. Col. Mackenzie’s grave in Wilp

Brass shell casing was placed on the grave of Lt. Col. Donald Mackenzie who was killed in action at Wilp on 12  April 1945. Mackenzie was first buried on the dyke at Wilp with 18 other 48th Highlanders. The graves were moved subsequently to Holten Cemetery. The shell was presented by the 48th Highlanders of […]

Plaque of friendship of Dutch Canadians to 48th Highlanders

Brass plaque presented in May 1970 by Dutch Canadians of Toronto to recognize and commemorate the friendship between the Dutch and the 48th Highlanders for their participation with other Canadians in the Liberation of The Netherlands in 1944/45. The lion crest of Holland is at the top centre.

Name of Ross, 15th Battalion, carved in stone wall of house during WWI

Stone from wall of house in France undergoing reconstruction. Stone has carving of “Ross 48th Highlanders” on face. Ross was a member of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders). The stone was  noticed by a member of 48th Highlanders of Holland Pipes and Drums while he was on vacation in France. He acquired the stone from […]

Animal bone from WWI with signatures

Animal bone, part of hip of mule or horse. Inscribed names, in black ink, of members of the 134th Battalion of the 48th Highlanders who were at Witley Camp, Surrey England. Names are signatures or printed, some with Company designation and/or rank. In the top corner against a gold paint background is “Subscribe to Canadian […]

Carving in Souterrain by 77711 LCpl Oscar Green, 15th Bn

This carving is a replica, the exact size as the original that was carved into the chalk walls of the Souterrain (tunnels) under the approaches to Vimy Ridge. Canadian troops were kept hidden in the souterrain for the month prior to the attack on Vimy Ridge on 09 April 1917.  Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of carvings […]

Carving in Souterrain by 802039 Pte Robert McKee

This carving is a replica, exact size as the original that was carved into the chalk walls of the Souterrain (tunnels) under the approaches to Vimy Ridge. Canadian troops were kept hidden in the souterrain for the month prior to the attack on Vimy Ridge on 09 April 1917.  Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of carvings and […]