48th Highlanders Parade Postcard – c1910s
Colourized postcard of 48th Highlanders marching down a street in downtown Toronto, two rail tracks are visible embedded in the street, likely for streetcars, soldiers in full dress uniform with red tunics, kilts, and tall black bonnet feather hats, near the bottom left printed in black is: “48th Highlanders, Toronto, Canada”, and near the bottom […]
The Tiger and the Sphinx Gordon Highlanders Journal February / March 1974
An 8 inch (20.32 cm) by 10 inch (25.4 cm) journal of the Gordon Highlanders for the month February / March 1974 named The Tiger and the Sphinx Gordon Highlanders Journal.
2009 Gordon Highlanders Bicentenary Whiskey
A Gordon Highlanders Blended whisky has won four International Awards. Blended in the North of Scotland specially for the Museum by Grants. Nose Milk chocolate, mixed fruits (cherries, pears, guava, navel oranges), alcohol vapour (mild menthol), a bit of something floral (honeysuckle or white jade orchid tree blossoms), soft oak tannins, vanilla and oak char. […]
Swing of the Kilt Album by the Gordon Highlanders
Released in 1960, this Album features playing from the Pipes & Drums and Regimental (Brass) Band of the Gordon Highlanders. Side A Track 1 – The Swing o’ the Kilt Side A Track 2 – Highland Laddie Side A Track 3 – The Wee MacGreegor Side A Track 4 – Scottish Emblem Side A Track […]
Cornerstone of the 48th Highlanders Memorial Hall
A 44 inch (111.76 cm) wide by 22 inch (55.88 cm) tall by 2.5 inch (6.35 cm) thick granite slab from the 48th Highlanders of Canada Memorial Hall at 519 Church Street, Toronto.
Cock o’ the North Gordon Highlanders record
The vinyl record of the Gordon Highlanders Pipes and Drums, recorded in 1993. Songs included Long Reveille Grampian Welcome Highland Gathering Rose of Kelvingrove Pipe Medley Castlegate to Holborn Elizabeth of Glamis Ye Banks and Braes Cornkisters Mess Pipers Brummers Fanfare Highland Troop The Garb Of Old Gaul Company Marches Pipes And Band Medley Loch […]
48th Cap Badge Carved from Vimy Ridge Chalk
A 4 inch (10.16 cm) diameter carving. 48th Cap Badge Carved from Vimy Ridge Chalk presented by Fred McDowell.
Black metal Box – Sgt Major William Hawkins Buttons, Badges, Shooting awards
Black metal box 14″ x 10″ x 6″ containing post WW1 awards, badges buttons, uniform parts of S/M William Hawkins. S/M Hawkins served in WW1 and both pre and post war years. Most of these items are duplicates of those in case 21 Sports. All items accessioned and linked.
48th Highlanders Reunion buttons – 1961 – W A Hawkins
13 pins on buttons issued for the 48th Highlanders reunion in 1961. Buttons are red, white and green with ” Hogmanay 1961 Sgts Mess ” typed across the center. Diameter of 2 “.
WW1 Prisoner of War Mail Envelope – RSM L. E. DeHarte, Oct 15, 1915
Yellow-brown rectangular paper envelope, with a layer of green tissue paper partly glued to the inside of the envelope, and is torn and cut open on the left side of the envelope, with writing in pencil on both sides of the envelope, on the front across the top is written: “Kriegsgefangenensendung”, meaning prisoner of war […]