Pte. E. A. Tweddle – Memorial Silver Cross

Canadian Silver Cross sent to Tweddle’s next of kin after his death.  Pte Tweddle was killed in action on 30 January 1944 after the successful outflanking of Ortona by the 48th Highlanders in December 1943. The battalion was in the Arielli River area, in a defensive position conducting aggressive patrols into the German lines to […]

Macdonald Cup 1922

Small silver metal cup, inscription reading “Macdonald Cup 1922.” Cup is 2″ in diameter, 3.25″ tall. Left arm of trophy is intact; right arm is broken off and missing.

Portrait of Captain Kim Beattie

A 4 inch (10.16 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) black and white photo of Captain Kim Beattie. Captain Beattie was one of the youngest Canadian soldiers to enlist in the First World War. His 16th birthday was spent in the trenches. He was wounded at Passchendaele at the age of 18. During the Second […]

48th Highlanders of Canada, Armistice Day, Nov 1923

A 39.5″ by 10″ black and white photo in a wooden frame. Captioned “Sergt. Major, Staff Sergts., & Sergts., 48th Highlanders of Canada, Armistice Day, Nov 1923.” On the grounds of the University Avenue Armories.

Lt. Col. A.A. Miller Graves Registration Photo

Photograph and note from Director of Graves Registration & Enquiries for Lt. Co;. Armour A Miller gravesite photo. Photo is black and white of a wooden cross set in the cemetery.5″ x 3″ with a hand written note indicating the name and regiment of A.A. Miller and the gravesite location.

A. A. Miller – Appointment Certificate to High Court of Justice for Ontario

Appointment Certificate to High Court of Justice for Ontario for Amour A Miller. Heavy paper embossed with the orange wax seal of the Court, the certificate appoints Armour Adamson Miller  as solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judication in York County. Document bears two orange postage stamps marked as “LAW STAMP” on the left hand […]

Osgoode Hall War Memorial – A.A. Miller

Osgoode Hall, Toronto – in the Great Library of the Law Society of Upper Canada – photograph in black and white Image shows a scholar on a plinth  “In memory of those who gave their lives in the Great War.  Behind is a cross and a list of soldiers names including Lt. Col. A. A. […]