Sgt. Tunic – Undress, Drill Order, 1894

Sgt’s Undress, Drill Order (also called white shell) tunic; 10 brass buttons – Gaunt ( Montreal); Sgt’s Red Sash; White leather waist belt – with frog for bayonet;  buckle reads “Dieu Et Mon Droit” – Crown with Lion superimposed; 1894 pattern tunic. Beyond the 3 stripe chevron of his rank on his sleeve Sergeants also […]

RCR Corporals Service Dress Tunic, South African 1899

RCR Corporals Service Dress Tunic Worn in South Africa 1899. This Canadian pattern khaki field service tunic was worn with a bandolier and haversack. The Oliver pattern leather equipment replaced buff white accoutrement in 1898 to 1899. The front leather pouch was found to be so uncomfortable by soldiers lying in the prone that the […]

Pte. Full Dress – Musketry Order 1893

6 large buttons – Brent & Parker (Birmingham); 14 small buttons – as above; white leather belt with Frog W.D. and ball bag; belt buckle – brown; haversack 48 H – 17S; canteen. The haversack is also referred to as a bread bag, usually made of undyed canvas and used to hold a soldier’s food […]

Mess Tin Holder – 1890s

Holder for mess tin and cup  in white canvas tarred black with a white strap; next to it is a canteen on a strap hanging from the shoulder of the Full Dress Musketry Order 1893 uniform.

Corporal Full Dress – Musketry Order 1897

Cpl. Full dress – red serge; Long Service Patch on the right sleeve and Musketry N.C.O badge; 2 small buttons – 28 large buttons (Bent & Parker – Birmingham); 4 – 8 ?? 2 small falcons (collar); white canvas strap & haversack; waist belt – leather – buckle “???” Crown and Lion; ball bag??; Bayonet […]

Forage Cap – South Africa 1899

blue serge forage cap; 2 small buttons – Cda Militia”; cap badge – Maple Leaf – Crown – Canada superimposed Worn in South Africa 1899

Balmoral WWII

on card: “WWII Balmoral 1942-1945 Issued to the Reg’t in England” Carries 48th Buckle Badge – Red background and Davidson patch. Red tourri changed in England during WWII from khaki One of a complete collection of regimental headdress with the exception of the feather bonnet (accessioned  elsewhere in museum). The original Glengarry from 1892 is […]