Catechism for Recruits 1940 – booklet
Copy of 2019051001. See for details
Christmas Card – Commanding Officer and Officers
Cream coloured card, 5″ wide x 4″ high, gilt edge borders and regimental colour ribbon on front left edge holding pages together. Falcon in gold outline with red iin centre of front cover. Single page inside in light cream paper. Left panel reads: GRETTINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR FROM COMMANDING […]
Lt. John (Jock) Gordon Mayne – 1st Battalion
Sepia and black photo – Lt John Gordon Mayne; Mayne was exchange officer from The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada and joined the 48th on the Arielli River in January 1944.
Lt John (Jock) Gordon Mayne, 1st Battalion
Lt Mayne on Norton motorcyle wearing Cylcle helmet and goggles. Quonset huts in background. Fellow Lt beside Mayne with cigarette.
Collection Sgt Sean McNeely
Sleeve 2 8. Chuck, Jack, Charlie, Rod – 12 Platoon B coy 9. Outside the ‘George’ – Stew Montgomery, Charlie Fraser, Sean McNeely June 1940 10. Jack Daunt, Charlie Wilkins, Sean McNeely, Jack Lloyd – quarters over the garage 11. Welbanks, Watkins, Burke, Montgomery (Stew), McNeely, Caufield – yard at Kentwood 12. Kent house 13. […]
Collection Sgt Sean McNeely
Sleeve 3 17. Jack Lloyd, Charlie Watkins, Jack Daunt, Sean McNeely, Kingswood, Surrey 18. Easter Sunday 1941, Kingswood Surrey, McNeely with “Whisky” the dog 19. Tea in yard at Kent House – Women’s Voluntary Service 20. Monument in Surrey 21. The Windmill – a post on the channel
Collection Sgt Sean McNeely
Sleeve 4 22. Sep 42 Sean McNeely 23. Kingswood, Surrey, April 28/41 – Carl Haid, Jack Daunt, Sean McNeely 25. Kingswood, Surrey April 28/41 – Sean McNeely (2 copies) 26. Sergeants – Sid Weston, Bill Preston, Kingswood, Surrey
Collection Sgt Sean McNeely
Sleeve 5 27. Postcard photo – Sean McNeely with bren gun 28. Postcard photo – ‘B’ Coy transport 29. Sid Weston, Bill Preston at Headley Camp 30. Kingswood Surrey 1941 – Jack Daunt, Chuck Watkins, Sean McNeely, “Pop” Lloyd, ‘Casanova’ Haid
Collection Sgt Sean McNeely
Sleeve 6 Foray to France June 1940 1. On Docks at Brest June 1940 – back to England 2. ” ” ” 3. ” ” ” 4. Hills at Brest 5. Road by beach, Brest 6. in fighting dress, Brest June 19, 1940
Collection Sgt Sean McNeely
Sleeve 7 1945 – 3 snapshots 1. Jeep, Deventer Holland 1945 2. Chartriers, France 1945 3. Welcome home – Toronto 1945