Side Drum 48th – 1940
Side Drum emblazoned with 48th Crest plus WWI Battle honours and South Africa 1899-1900. During the 48th Highlanders brief foray into France in June 1940 the Pipes and Drums had to abandon their drums before being evacuated back to England. Later that year in September Mr. Ernest F. Cooper Esq. of the Gillette Razor Company […]
G Coy Orders Book – Pte Hornibrook Mention in Dispatches
A 6 inch by 9 inch leather bound 2 RCRI, G Coy orders book #4, 20 April 1899 – 14 Nov 1900 after the battle at Paardeberg Drift with the Mention in Dispatches about Pte Hornibrooks from the Officer Commanding. “Another incident of coolness and pluck was that of No. 7347 Pte. Hornibrook who at […]
Shoulder / Capbadge Canadian Scouts – South Africa 1900
#1 : 5 cm length, 3 cm width; shoulder badge “Canadian Scouts” crudely made scrolled words #2 : 3 cm length, 3 cm width; cap badge star in the centre surrounded by a laurel of Scottish thistles and hanging below is a fusilier’s horn
Lt. Col. William Charles Warren Darling – Blue Serge Patrol Tunic
blue serge tunic officer patrol jacket; Highland cuffs; cutaway ribbon Colonial Auxiliary Force Officer’s decoration; red whistle cord Falcons in brass/ L. Col. Rank on epaulettes pip and crown Worn by Lt. Col. W. C. W. Darling, VD from 1896 to 1924. Colonel Darling was Commanding Officer of the 48th Highlanders home battalion from 1915 […]
Cpl. C.F. McAlister Medals
4 medals a) Distinguished Conduct Medal b) 1914-1915 Star c) British War Medal f) Victory Medal
Bass Drum 15th Bn – Bullet Hole
Base Drum: wooden shell 13 lug ( brass) professional paint job no record of maker. Fake “heads” – new rope only original portions are : wooden shell, wooden cord hoops, 3 metal feet Among the several bass drums used by the 15th Bn. (48th Highlanders) this one is unique. In France, in 1917, German shrapnel […]
Lt. J.W. Osborne Medal
Queen’s South African medal. Victoria Regina – front; South Africa – back; Relief of Ladysmith – Bar; on rim of medal in scroll type letters “Lieut J.W. Osborne Sco. Rif.” As a 48th Highlander, Lt. Osborne volunteered for service in South Africa.
887042 Pte. J. W. Gray – Medals – 15th Reserve Battalion
1 medals a) British War Medal (1914 – 18) Note: The Lindsay Memorial medal is an unofficial medal from Gray’s home town of Lindsay, Ontario to commemorate his death. Pte John Welford Gray was killed in a motor accident in England while assigned to the 15th Reserve Battalion (not the 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders) on […]
Jack Knife South Africa
A 5 inch by 1.5 inch (closed) jack knife with one large one small blade and a spike; has a ring for attaching to a rope. This was a standard issue.
Two (2) Ordnance BL 15-pounder casings – Boer War
The Ordnance BL 15-pounder, otherwise known as the 15-pounder 7 cwt, was the British Army’s field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited use in minor theatres of World War I. It fired a shell of 3-inch (76 mm) diameter with a maximum weight of 15 pounds (6.8 kg), hence its […]