48th Highlanders Cap Badge 1911 – 1938 by Ellis Bros.
A 2.25 inch diameter possibly stamped tin badge with buckle knot on the bottom in use from 1911 to 1938 made by Ellis Bros.
48th Toronto Rotary Highlanders Cap Badge
A 2.25-inch diameter possibly stamped tin badge with five diamonds on the bottom TRH attached under the main emblem. During World War II, the “Toronto Rotary Highlanders”, a battalion-size military cadet corps affiliated with the famous 48th Highlanders Regiment. The corps, which trained some 5,000 young boys for eventual active service, was entirely officered by […]
48th Youth Training Corps Cap Badge
A 2.25-inch diameter possibly stamped tin badge with five diamonds on the bottom YTC attached under the main emblem. During World War II, the “Youth Training Corps” was the fore runner to the “Toronto Rotary Highlanders”, a battalion-size military cadet corps affiliated with the famous 48th Highlanders Regiment. The corps, which trained some 5,000 young […]
Cpl Arthur V Irwin Tunic
Tunic worn by #28041 Cpl Arthur V Irwin who served until Ypres, April 1915. Although wounded, he survived and served until the armistice. Service chevrons, on the lower arm, were earned for overseas service. Red was earned before 31 December 1914. Blue was after 1 January 1915 every 12 months of service. Shown with tunic: […]
Lt Maitland Fuller Newman Tunic
Shown with Tunic: Patches on shoulder (red rectangle 1st Division/ blue triangle 3rd Brigade); 48th Highlanders circular collar dogs; Lieutenant rank on lower sleeve; canvas satchel; Officers Kit Tag. The tunic still has mud on it from Vimy Ridge. Maitland Fuller Newman arrived as a reinforcement officer to the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in October […]
Lieutenant CE “Beaver” Read MC – The Lucky Tie
“Beaver Read and the “War Luck Tie” This tie was worn by Lieutenant Chas. E. (Beaver) Read MC of the 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada in October 1918 in the Regiment’s last major action of World War I in which Highlanders were killed or wounded. In the vicinity of Waller Wood a machine gun […]
RMC jacket – Capt. F. W. Macdonald
A Royal Military College of Canada Jacket (fabricated from red wool, with three pockets on the front, one on the left breast with an embroidered Royal Military College of Canada insignia sewn in place, with larger pockets on either side at the waist, front with a vertical row of three small brass buttons bearing the […]
RCA Tunic and Cap – Capt. F. W. Macdonald, MC
Two Items a. Second War Royal Canadian Artillery Cap (exterior in brownish-green wool, bronze gilt RCA grenade insignia held in place by lugs and pin on the left side, two reinforced ventilation holes with black painted metal eyelets on the right side, leather reinforcing patch stitched in place behind the eyelets on the inside, strip […]
Pte Mitchell Oke – 48th Highlander Cap Badge
Mitchell Oke’s cap badge, buckle design with broach pin. Pte Mitchell Oke , Wishe Khahientahaha, was a Mohawk of Handenosaunee Turtle Clan in Cornwall Ontario and lived on the Akwesasne Mohawk Native Reservation. He enlisted in the 253rd Infantry Battalion in April 1917 and sailed to Europe on the SS Olympia. There he was transferred […]
Wartime Balmoral
A khaki wartime balmoral often worn during active duty and carried in a pocket when wearing a helmet. This particular balmoral was owned by RSM Frank Jamieson. The tourri — that fuzzy little pom-pom perched proudly atop Highland headgear — is more than just flair. It has deep linguistic roots and a solid spot in […]