Rifle Case
Brown canvas rifle case, 51″ long. Tapering width: 9″ at widest, 4.75″ at narrowest. Leather edging on the top and bottom, only about a quarter of which is intact on the top, and half on the bottom. Leather piece stitched on back, about 7″ from top; likely the bottom part of a buckle, which is […]
Photo Album (Gottingen/Gottengen)
Photo album, cover is 4.75″ x 7″, book is 2″ thick. Brown paper cover with darker markings, brown paper inside, bound with green yarn. Writing on inside cover states “91 photos in book” and that it is “prop. of Sjt AP Dunbar Machine Gun Sec. 15th Can Int Batt Gottingen — Show Camp. All’neutrals shown […]
CD Rom – Digitized photos and papers re Albert Anderson, 48th Highlanders WW1
CD Rom – Digitized photos and papers re Albert Anderson, 48th Highlanders WW1 Made by family. includes a document outlining Albert’s story as written by grandson James.
Lt Albert Eric Jackes
Attested into Overseas U of T Training Company as Private Previous served in 48th Highlanders for 16 months as Lt Discharged to take commission in Imperial Army 26 Oct 17
Dugald Sheppard. RPPC of a fully equipped Highlander. Taken in France. Unidentified.
Dugald Sheppard. RPPC of a fully equipped Highlander. Taken in France. Unidentified.
Sgt. Edward Hector McLay – Letter and Envelope To Friend in USA
Letter hand written by Sgt. McLay with pencil on green paper, likely written in 1915 from date on a Field Office Post stamp on the envelope. Envelope is small rectangle with brown stained edges and has hand written on front centre the receiver’s address reading from top to bottom: “2 Billingham St, (?) , Somerville” […]
Cameron, Pte Rupert Murry
Rupert Murry Cameron joined the home battalion of the 48th Highlanders on 7 Oct 1914. (more research required – no record with 15th or 92nd Battalion)
Bayonet Practice Staff – WW1
Bayonet Practice Staff Wood pole 5 ft. long with a rope braided ring at one and and a rope braided protective cap at the other end. Practice ring is 4 inches in diameter. Ink stamp of 48th Highlanders on wood shaft
Pte Ardagh, Victor Roland
Victor Roland Ardagh, attested for the First World War with the 84th Battalion and was given the service number 164665. On his attestation paper he stated that he was 2 years with the 48th Highlanders as a bugler and was at the time with the 109th Bn Militia. The 58 Dupont Street address is the […]
RQMS Oscar Prior Ardagh, MBE
Oscar Prior Ardagh, nickname “Plug”, joined the 48th Highlanders on 21 October 1904 at the age of 16 as a bugler. He was confirmed as a Private on 17 September 1909. His date of birth was 07 May 1888. As a Private he and his brother Corporal Richard Charles Ardagh were on the train that […]