Pte James Howard Simmons – Died of wounds – 12 Aug 1943
B131227 died on 12 August 1943 in Sicily as the battalion arrived at a rest camp in Militello following the successful Sicily campaign. NOK: Son of Joseph and Kathryn Simmons.
Pte Jack Besserman -ID Card
B74190 Pte Jack Besserman was killed in action 18 July 1943; Pte Besserman was killed in the attack and capture of Valguanera against the troops of the 15th Panzer Regiment. Pte Besserman was one of seven killed in action, four privates, 2 NCOs and one officer. They were buried in the area with grave markers […]
WW1 Prisoner of War Postcard by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – August 13, 1916
Postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte to his wife in Toronto, Canada. RSM Lewis E. DeHarte was a prisoner of war from 1915-1919. The postcard is cardstock and a brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the […]
Blue Box of Various Video Tapes and Associated Documents – 2018800203
Box contains various video tapes and documents with descriptions and transcripts of the tapes.
Box of Mess Kits, Medical Kits, and Food – 2021800206
Box containing mess tins, emergency food packets, respirators, anti-gas ointments, prophylactic kits, field dressings, a whistle, a straight razor handle, a bottle of foot powder.
Box of Belts, Cuffs, Goggles
Box containing multiple leather belts, a pair of goggles, and leather cuffs. Likely WW2
Box of Items – Marked F1 – mostly WW2
6 Dutch Plaques (Wood) 2 Dutch Titles Framed 2 Dutch Titles No Frames 1 Pair of Clogs 1 Glass Wall Shield 2 Crest Copies Laminated 1 Arm Band Dutch Resistance 1 Plaque Liberation of Apeldoorn 1 Plaque Penny Coin 1 Plaque Compass and case and Telescope Plaster Regimental Crest Life Membership Card RE Spence White […]
Tower Box 2021800019 – Sgts Mess records
Sergeants’ Mess records
WW1 Prisoner of War Postcard by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – March 26, 1916
Postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte to his wife in Toronto, Canada. RSM Lewis E. DeHarte was a prisoner of war from 1915-1919. The postcard is cardstock and a yellow-brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the […]
John Pollands Girvan Mentioned in Dispatches document from Sir Douglas Haig dated March 16th, 1919.
Notice from Secretary of State for War that LCol. J.P. Girvan had been mentioned in a dispatch from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on 16-Mar-1919. The dispatch in question noted Girvan’s “gallant and distinguished services in the Field”.