Thomas Clark Cole – Medals (LT. A. McBride)

Two WWI medals, mounted, in Thomas Clark Cole personal items are a) British War Medal 1919 and b) Victory Medal 1919 and both are engraved with Lt. Andrew McBride.  It is unknown if Thomas Cole wore these medals as earned or not but they were included in the Cole collection.

Envelope of Pte. Mary Ruby Revere’s Military Medals and Documents

A yellow manila paper envelope containing various documents from during time of military service in a leather bound cover noted as MILITIA BOOK M.1 and titled as CANADIAN ARMY – SOLDIER’S SERVICE AND PAY BOOK, and two medals, each in their own small white cardboard box, all belonging to Pte. Mary Ruby Revere. The two […]

Pte Douglas Murray Holmes – kia – 22 July 1943

B75065 Pte Holmes was killed in action by a German medium artillery barrage as the battalion had formed-up on the road from Assoro, 1 1/2 miles short of the crossroads of the road to Adrano their next goal. 2 Highlanders were killed and 4 wounded in the barrage. Higher casualties had been avoided as the […]

Box 2021800541 of Artifacts of Col. John C D d’Esterre

Donation of Artifacts of Col. J C D d’Esterre. Donated by Ian McAskill, grandson WW1 photo post cards framed CEF signal about war ending 7 trench maps 1 porcelain plate from RMS Olympic troop ship menus from St Andrews dinner Platoon record book of 48th Highlanders personnel Canvas pack with 3 belts of webbing hardcover […]

Buttons, ensignia, badges from Col. d’Esterre

Bag  from collection of Col. JCD d’Esterre containing: 1) seven brass buttons – 48th Highlanders 2)wrist band name tag “Lt. J C D d’Esterre, 15th Canadians, C of E” 3) four 48th  Highlanders brass shoulder bars 4) one colour badge (buckle) brass

WW1 Prisoner of War Postcard by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – August 29, 1915

Postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte to his wife in Toronto, Canada. RSM Lewis E. DeHarte was a prisoner of war from 1915-1919. The postcard is cardstock and a brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the […]