Change of Command Programme – LCol Paterson to LCol McEwen – 24 Oct 2008
Program for Change of Command Ceremony on Friday 24 Oct. 2008 from LCol A.D.C. Paterson, CD to LCol J.M. McEwen, CD in the presence of Col G. Mann, CD, Commander 23 Canadian Brigade Group. The ceremony took place at Moss Park Armoury, Toronto. The program, tri-folded, has in the inside the biographies of LCol Paterson […]
Letter from John MacIntyre, HCol 48th Highlanders to The Honourable Colonel Judy May Foote, P.C., O.N.L. -May 2, 2023
Letter and 3 page attachment to: Her Honour The Honourable Judy May Foote, P.C., O.N.L. Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador Government House P.O. Box 5517 St. John’s, NL A1C 5W4 Your Honour, I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits. In your role as Honorary Colonel of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, […]
15th Battalion Vimy Cross Dedication 2018 in Ecurie France – Booklet
The 15th Battalion Memorial Project Vimy Cross dedication, France & Belgium 2018 booklet by Ian Leslie Macdonald. Ten pages plus front and back cover pages of colour and b/w photos with copy of the placing and dedication of a Memorial Vimy Cross, replicating the original wooden Vimy Cross now located in the 48th Highlanders Museum. […]
Sterling silver coffee spoon with badge – LCol W W G Darling, DSO, ED
Sterling silver coffee spoon 3 7/8″ long with 48th Highlander lozenge (WWII) badge in silver with blue and yellow ceramic, at head of handle. Used by LCol W W G Darling and Mrs. Darling.
CQMS Herb Pike on Twenty-Five Cent Piece
In recognition of “The Year of the Veteran” the Canadian Mint struck a quarter with the images in profile of two veterans of the Canadian Forces. The veterans selected were the 48th Highlanders’ Herb Pike representing the veterans of The Second World War and Angela Mondou as a Peacekeeping veteran. A 10 Dollar Fine Silver […]
Program for Church Service and Presentation of Brigadier Girvan medals-23 April 2023
St Andrew’s Church program of Service – Remembrance Parade by 48th Highlanders; presentation of artifacts and medals of Brigadier John Pollands Girvan, CMG, DSO, MD, VD, (Croix de Guerre – France) and his wife Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword. Also presentation of medals and brooch of Pipe Major (Sgt) Alexander Keith, 15th Battalion CEF.
Program for presentation of Brigadier Girvan medals-23 April 2023
Program for presentation of medals and artifacts of Brigadier John Pollands Girvan, CMG, DSO, MC, VD, (Croix de Guerre – France) and his wife, Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword. Held in the Great Room at St Andrew’s Church, 23 April 2023.
Program handout for PM Alexander Keith medals presentation-23 April 2023
Single page, colour and b/w images. Handout at presentation of PM Alexander Keith’s medals and brooch, 23 April 2023.
Studio portrait of Brigadier John Pollands Girvan CMG, DSO, MC, VD (Croix de Guerre, France)
Studio portrait of Brigadier John Pollands Girvan CMG, DSO, MC, VD, (Croix de Guerre – France), framed. The portrait is signed by Swains Studio and was taken post WWII.
1/4 Scale Martini-Henry Rifle with Socket Bayonet
A 19.5 inch (49.53 cm) by 3 inch (7.62 cm) by 3 inch (7.62 cm) quarter scale model of the Martini Henry Rifle, quite often used at the birth of the 48th Highlanders in 1891. During the development of the Martini Henry IC1 carbine, the Royal Small Arms Factory decided to utilize the same component […]