Dileas by Kim Beattie – Sgt Lloyd Tucker copy
Dileas by Kim Beattie with dust cover and overwrapped in clear plastic. Dileas is the history of the 48th Highlanders of Canada from 1928 to 1956 with focus on the 1st Battalion overseas from 1939 to 1945. Inside front cover is a hand drawn map of northern Europe and England showing the route of the […]
Martini Henry Mk III 1882 Rifle
Martini Henry Mk III 1882 Rifle; E18; Single shot, breech loaded, barrel length 33″, Cal .557/450 (Bullet Cal .45), (Missing Ram rod, no bolt), WD E82 on bayonet clasp. T. Powell punched on stock.
Infantry Roll Book
A 3.25 inch by 5 inch brown canvas bound notebook. In this note book the owner kept track of how many rounds were issued to each soldier. Most likely this person was the Platoon Commander, Platoon Sergeant or Section commander.
2 inch mortar bomb carrier
An 8 inch by 20 inch mortar bomb carrier case. Made from waxed cardboard, wood, canvas straps and tin caps. A case made to carry six 2″ mortar shells. The handle on this artifact is broken but if intact could be used to carry the case much like a briefcase of today. There is a […]
20mm round
A 20 millimetre by 120 millimetre round meant for anti-armour operations and missile defence systems. The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original German Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various […]
.55 Boyes Anti-Tank Round
The .55 Boys (13.9×99mmB in metric) is an anti-tank cartridge used by the United Kingdom in World War II. It was designed for use with the Boys Anti-Tank Rifle. The Boys anti-tank rifle (officially Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys, and sometimes incorrectly spelled “Boyes”), is a British anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It […]
2 inch mortar bomb
A 2 inch by 9.5 inch mortar shell marked with a Red Stripe indicating low explosive yield causing harm to near by soldiers but leaving most structures intact for friendly occupation. The printing on the shell represent manufacturer numbers and lots. In the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders in WWII the 2 inch mortar was carried […]
20mm round
A 20 millimetre by 120 millimetre round meant for anti-armour operations and missile defence systems. The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original German Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various […]
List: 48TH OVERSEAS OFFRS -Assignments upon departure for Sicily – 1943
Typed list dated 22 November 1943 of assignment of 48th Highlanders Officers when the 1st Battalion departed England for Sicily in May 1943. Assignments are to the 1st Battalion for Sicily and those left in England and assigned to other locations or units, held as reinforcement officers (LOB), transfers and returned to Canada.
List: 48th Officers in England as of 12 Jun 42
Handwritten list of 48th Highlanders officers and their assignments as of 12 June 1942: Officers in the 1st Battalion and Other officers in UK. Notepaper has 48th Highlander buckle badge crest in top centre of pages.