Sweetheart Pin, Broach, Edward Cane, 48th Highlanders, 1950’s
Sweetheart pin given by Edward Cane to his then fiancé Dorothy Gray. The pin is a jeweled replica of the 48th Highlanders cap badge. The belt around the falcon head contains small crystals. The base of the pin is made from a silver coloured metal, and the clasp fastener is still in place. The pin […]
Funeral Program for Jack A. Smale – April 22, 2009
Photo of Jack on Front In Loving Memory of Jack A. Smale Notes inside With sorrow I acknowledge your departure. With gladness I recall your life and times. The conversations we shared, the events we enjoyed together…Good time to remember, remembering you. Jack A. Smale born – May 28, 1918 Stratford, Ontario died – April […]
Royal Tour Canada 1959 Folder – 1959
A small folder issued by The Telegram with a portrait of the Royal Family on the front. On the reverse is in print, Portrait Of Our First Family Rarely do all four members of a family look so cheerfully relaxed, as any home portrait photographer knows. This distinctive and informal portrait of Canada’s Royal Family […]
Street banner from Delft, Netherlands liberation celebrations May 2025
A 26 inch (66 cm) by 78 inch (198 cm) street banner from Delft, Netherlands liberation celebrations, May 2025. The banner was hung in the streets of Delft and given to Sgt Iain Kinkaid of the 48th Highlanders as a keepsake.
Field Marshal Montgomery watches General Kinzel sign Document of Surrender
General Eberhard Kinzel, Chief of Staff of the German Army signs the Document of Surrender on 4 May 1945 under the watch of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. To the left of Montgomery is a member of Montgomery’s staff, Colonel Joe Ewart with glasses. and LCol Trumbull Warren in glengarry. General Kinzel, born 18 October 1897 […]
Major Friedel, Hitler’s PLO signs Document of Surrender
Major Hans Jochen Friedel, Hitler’s Personal Liaison Officer, signing the Document of Surrender under the watchful eye of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. Obscured by the ten post is Colonel Fritz Theodor Wilhelm Hans Poleck. The signing was at the site of Montgomery’s caravan HQ on Luneburg Heath. The Personal Assistant to Montgomery, LCol […]
Admiral von Friedeburg reads out letter from Field Marshal Keitel – 4 May 1945
Upon arrival on 4 May 1945 at the caravan headquarters at Luneburg Heath of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg reads out a letter from Field Marshal Wilhelm Bodewin Johan Keitel, Chief of the OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), the High Command of the German Forces. Field Marshal Montgomery and Colonel […]
General Kinzel Signing Document of Surrender – 4 May 1945
General Eberhard Kinzel, Chief of Staff of the German Army signs the Document of Surrender on 4 May 1945 under the watch of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. To the left of Montgomery are two members of Montgomery’s staff, Colonel Joe Ewart with glasses and LCol Trumbull Warren in glengarry. Behind the tent post is Admiral […]
Field Marshal Montgomery reading out Document of Surrender – 4 May 1945
With microphones in front of him, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein reads out the final version of the Document of Surrender to be signed by the German High Command on 4 May 1945 at Luneburg Heath. To the left, at the table is Admiral von Friedeburg, Commander in Chief and Rear Admiral Wagner of […]
Field Marshal Montgomery receives German High Command – 3 May 1945
On May 3, 1945 the German High Command came to hear and discuss the terms of surrender. Here facing Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein are Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Commander in Chief and on the extreme left Rear Admiral Gerhard Wagner. The British soldier in the centre is a translator provided by Montgomery in […]