LCol John Irvine Davidson, oil painting
This 1910 oil painting by E. Wyly Grier hangs in the Officers’ Mess. Lieutenant-Colonel John Irvine Davidson was gazetted (provisionally) the first Commanding Officer on 20 November 1891 and formally confirmed 25 March 1892. In the military he began as a private in Scotland, serving a total of five years in the 7th Aberdeenshire Volunteers, […]
Statue – 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) uniform from 1917
A 16 inch tall hand painted statue of a soldier of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) from the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Vimy Ridge 1917.
48th Highlander Musketry Training Uniform Statue
A 16 inch tall hand painted statue of the 48th Highlanders of Canada in the Musketry Training uniform of 1891.
Christmas Eve Holten Cemetery Vigil
An 8.5 inch by 11 inch colour photograph of Holten Cemetery on Christmas Eve at 17:00 local mounted in black aluminum frame. At the Canadian War Cemetery at Christmas Eve school children put down the burning wax lights. This happens every year at 17:00hrs local. The lights burn all Holy Night long.
48th Highlanders Cap badges 1938 – 1991
These badges are part of a complete collection of cap-badges struck since the founding of the regiment in 1891. The collection was created and donated by CCWO W.P. Elms, MMM, CD. CCWO W.P. Elms was regimental Sergeant Major 1961 – 1970, co-founder of the regimental museum in 1957, curator from 1959 to 1996 and official […]
48th Highlanders Cap badges 1911-1919
These badges are part of a complete collection of cap-badges struck since the founding of the regiment in 1891. The collection was created and donated by CCWO W.P. Elms, MMM, CD. CCWO W.P. Elms was regimental Sergeant Major 1961 – 1970, co-founder of the regimental museum in 1957, its curator from 1959 to 996 and […]
Part 2 Regimental Orders 48th Highlanders 1951 – 1957
Two hard bound binders of Regimental Orders Part 2 1951 – 1955 1956 – 1957
Part 2 Regimental Orders 48th Highlanders 1958 – 1961
Two hard bound binders Part 2 Orders 48th Highlanders of Canada 1958 – 1959 1960 – 1961 3 file folders with extra paper copies duplicates of records in books but partially incomplete
Part 2 Regimental Orders 48th Highlanders 1962-1964
2 hard bound binders Part 2 Orders 48th Highlanders of Canada 1962 1963 – 1964
Part 2 Regimental Orders 48th Highlanders 1965- 1969
2 hard bound binders Part 2 Orders 48th Highlanders of Canada 1965 and 1966 1967 – 1969