Photos at Catania Museum 2013
Seventeen 4×6 photos of John Newman, Jim Cassie, and Tommy Thompson in Catania in 2013, mostly at the then-unfinished Canadian display in the Catania Museum. 1&2: Newman, Cassie, and Thompson with the manager of the museum. 3-5, 8-11, 17: Highlanders and museum staff in front of the Canadian uniform display. 6&7: Thompson, Newman, and Cassie, […]
Tower Box 2021800009
Ladies Auxiliary Club meeting records and financial statements. Ladies Auxiliary During the Great War, the women of the men serving with the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions formed auxiliaries. They had started simply. Some wives offered help to friends and neighbours with men overseas with the 48th. As they learned of others in need, or […]
“ARMEY” Photos of Pte. Harold C. McKay
A pouch made with folded black construction paper and stapled on the sides, with a sticker label on the front and the word “ARMEY” written on it, and a large number of sepia and black and white photos inside with most appearing to be from his time with the 8th AA Bty 22 AA Regt […]
Photo of Pachino Day – Belleville 2008
Group photo of Pachino Day – Belleville 2008, members of the 48th Highlanders Old Comrades in white shirt with rank epaulettes, medals, glengarry and with poppies, inside the armoury of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. Pachino Day, held on the Saturday closest to 09 July commemorates the landing at Pachino, Sicily by the 1st […]
Photos of Ceremonial Changing of the Guard in Ottawa
Photos of 48th Highlanders Pipe Band, RSM David Crook, RSM Kevin McGuffin, Cpl Gordon Outhwaite, WO Bruce Gledhill, Lt Redman.
Wartime Balmoral Hat of Pte. Harold C. McKay
A round dark brown fabric balmoral from WWII, belonging to Pte. Harold C. McKay, with a silver badge of the 48th Highlanders on the right side on top of a square patch of regimental Davidson tartan, the badge is the variation with 5 diamonds on the bottom as used by the regiment overseas in WWII, […]
Lt. Duncan C. Grant Memorial Binder Photo
4×6 black and white portrait in uniform Killed on Dec 7 1943 from wounding by shelling near San Leonardo at the crossing of the Moro.
Lt R.O.B Williamson Memorial Binder Photo
4×6 black and white portrait in uniform Killed in action Dec 17, 1944 fighting near the Lamone River.
Lt Sanford G. Smith Memorial Binder Photo
4×6 black and white portrait in uniform Killed on Dec 16, 1944 in the capture of Casa Baschi near the Lamone River.
Maj Edward C. Rawling, KIA 04 Sept 1944
4×6 black and white portrait in uniform Killed on Sept 4, 1944 by shellfire at the Gothic line defences near the village of San Maria (Rimini).