48th Highlanders Museum opening Register signed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Frontispiece of Visitor Register signed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Colonel-in-Chief of the 48th Highlanders of Canada and signed by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on the opening of the 48th Highlanders Museum in St Andrew’s Church on 29 June 1997.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opens Regimental Museum – 29 June 1997
Her Majesty inquires about a medals display in the Regimental Museum during opening ceremony and visit. His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh watches while Major Geordie Beal, CD, Chair of the 48th Highlanders Museum and Brigadier General Peter Cameron, OMM, CStJ, CD, Honourary Colonel, consider their response. The framed photograph on the extreme left […]
Memorial Plaque of 27742 LCpl Harold V. V. Davis
Memorial Plaque: large circular disk with figure of Britannia, lion and dolphins; Has manufacturer’s stamp on the reverse, W; Lot number between the lion’s rear leg and tail, 15. Harold V. V. Davis on front.
Brass Plaque from church wall – Cpl. Harold Vincent V. Davis
Brass plaque erected in their family church by the parents of 27742 Cpl Harold V.V. Davis, killed in action at Saint-Julien on 25 April 1915 with F Company of the 15th Battalion.
Brigadier Ian S JOHNSTON, CBE, DSO*, ED, CD (MID) – Tunic and Medals
Khaki tunic with Brigadier gorgets on lapels, medals mounted on chest with CBE around neck. Sam Browne, Davidson tartan kilt, glengarry and officer’s tie. All original worn by Brig. Johnston. Shirt from Museum collection. Medals: a) Distinguished Service Order with Bar; b) 1939-1945 Star; c) The Italy Star d) The France & Germany Star; e) […]
Animal bone from WWI with signatures
Animal bone, part of hip of mule or horse. Inscribed names, in black ink, of members of the 134th Battalion of the 48th Highlanders who were at Witley Camp, Surrey England. Names are signatures or printed, some with Company designation and/or rank. In the top corner against a gold paint background is “Subscribe to Canadian […]
Carving in Souterrain by 77711 LCpl Oscar Green, 15th Bn
This carving is a replica, the exact size as the original that was carved into the chalk walls of the Souterrain (tunnels) under the approaches to Vimy Ridge. Canadian troops were kept hidden in the souterrain for the month prior to the attack on Vimy Ridge on 09 April 1917. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of carvings […]
Carving from Souterrain (tunnels) near Vimy Ridge
This carving is a replica, exact size as the original that was carved into the chalk walls of the Souterrain (tunnels) under the approaches to Vimy Ridge. Canadian troops were kept hidden in the souterrain for the month prior to the attack on Vimy Ridge on 09 April 1917. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of carvings and […]
MCpl Brad Wood with Royal Standard of the Queen Mother, 1981
MCpl Wood with Royal Standard of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on her visit to Toronto in July 1981. Wood was Standard Bearer
48th Highlanders Pipes and Drums of Holland
Colour photo, framed in matte aluminum with black matte border of 48th Highlanders Pipes and Drums of Holland in the Holten Cemetery in front of the “Cross” monument. Framed size 16″ x 12″ x 3/4