RMC Tunic – Capt. F. W. Macdonald, MC
A Royal Military College of Canada Jacket fabricated from red wool, with three pockets on the front, one on the left breast with an embroidered Royal Military College of Canada insignia sewn in place, with larger pockets on either side at the waist, front with a vertical row of three small brass buttons bearing the […]
RMC Items – Capt. F. W. Macdonald
Contained in a leather bound Campaign Trunk a. three Royal Military College of Canada Shoulder Flashes (white embroidered type, on a red wool base, white mesh backer, 12 mm x 92 mm each); b. sixteen Royal Military College of Canada Buttons (brass, maker marked “FIRMIN LONDON” and marked “MADE IN ENGLAND” on their reverses, six […]
Medallion – Royal Life Saving Society – Capt. F. W. Macdonald, MC
Royal Life Saving Society of Canada Medallion; bronze 25.5mm Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21. He went overseas with the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in 1914 and was captured at 2nd Ypres on 22 April 1915 during the first chlorine gas attack of the war. He […]
Letters and telegrams – Capt F. W. Macdonald, MC
Two Wiro-Bound Booklets (each containing multiple pages, with copies of various letters and telegrams from Frederick Macdonald, addressed to his mother, father and others at home, dated from August 1914 to January 1919, 230 mm x 280 mm each) Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21. He […]
Commission Document – Gentleman Cadet Frederick Macdonald
Frederick Macdonald’s Commission Document (printed in black ink on linen parchment, naming Gentleman Cadet Frederick Campbell Macdonald to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant in the Canadian Army, effective June 21, 1942, emboss stamped and dated September 1, 1942 at Ottawa, signed by the Deputy Minister of Defence, H. DesLosiers, 320 mm x 400 mm); Captain […]
Group of 48th Highlanders in Petawawa
Group of 48th Highlander Soldiers at Canadian Army Training Centre in Petawawa Photograph (black and white, gloss finish, inscribed “C TRP. D TRNG. BTY. (A-1) C.A.T.C. / PETAWAWA OCT. 5-1942”, under glass in a period wooden frame, 203 mm x 258 mm, wire backed); Capt. Frederick William Macdonald in photo. Captain Frederick William (Wyld) […]
Studio Portrait – Capt. Frederick William Macdonald, MC
Studio Portrait of Frederick Macdonald in his 48th Highlanders Uniform (black and white, matte finish, under glass in a period dark synthetic frame, 248 mm x 297 mm, easel back) Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21. He went overseas with the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in […]
Claymore with Scabbard of LCol W. C. Macdonald
Scottish Claymore sword with decorated blade from the 1890s. Blade is engraved on both sides typical of a Scottish Highland tradition. Made by Crean & Rowan. Sword and Scabbard (sword with a steel blade, magnetic, ornate design on both sides, marked on the ricasso, pebbled grip with seven rows of silver-coloured springy wire in the […]
Studio Portrait – LCol William Campbell Macdonald – Commanding Officer 1900 – 1906
Studio Portrait of William Campbell Macdonald in his 48th Highlanders Uniform (black and white, matte finish, wearing his North West Canada Medal and Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, under glass in a period dark wooden frame, 260 mm x 365 mm) An original officer, William Macdonald was appointed Major upon joining from the Queen’s Own […]
Capt. Frederick William Macdonald, MC – medal miniatures
5 Miniatures : Military Cross, GRV (silver, 22.7 mm); 1914-15 Star (bronze, 20.3 mm x 25 mm); British War Medal (silver, 17.7 mm); Victory Medal (bronze, 18 mm); and Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, George V (silver, 16.2 mm x 28.3 mm), un-named as issued, mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, original ribbons, dark […]