Divisional Sports Meet Medal – August 1917 – Pte Ewart Gray
Round brown metal medal, possibly bronze, with a small metal key ring hooked on top, on the front centre is an image of a weight and the top half of the medal front above the weight has the words: “SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE”, and the bottom half of the medal front below the weight has the […]
Postcard – 48th Highlanders Leaving – WW1
Front of postcard is a vertical black and white image of 48th Highlanders in uniform with Wolseley helmets and shouldering rifles marching down a crowded street towards the foreground/camera, with white space below image and caption reading: “The 48th Highlanders leaving Torento (Canada)”, likely that “Torento” as printed on postcard is misspelling of Toronto, and […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “A Canadian Highlander in full war paint”
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Mac the mascot of the Canadian Highlanders” on the back of the postcard “ MAC “—the Mascot of the Canadian Highlanders. An extraordinary assortment of mascots and pets accompanies the Canadian Contingent. Dogs and goats and other animals are numerous. One regiment actually adopted […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Officers of the Canadian Highlanders” On the back of the postcard: Officers of the Canadian Highlanders. The Canadian ideal is that a regiment in the field should be a band of brothers. They will do anything for a trusted leader and follow him anywhere, […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Canadian Highlanders have a midday refresher” On the back of the postcard: Canadian Highlanders have a Midday Refresher. Nothing like the Canadian Contingent has landed in England since the time of William the Conqueror. The Canadians come armed cap-a-pie, horse, foot, and artillery. The […]
Christmas Greetings from the Sergeant Major and Sergeants 1914
A 3.25 inch (8.26 cm) by 6 inch (15.24 cm) of Christmas Greetings from the Sergeant Major and Sergeants of 1914. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT President: Col. Sergt. J. H. THORNTON Sergt. Mbajor J. W, KIRENESS W.O. Vice President Treasurer : Scrgt. F. MITCHELL Treasurer: Sergt. F. PITTS Col Sergt. T. SANFORD Sergt. A. GREEN Sergt. […]
Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
A 3.75 inch (9.53 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) of “Canadian Highlanders have a mid-day refresher” on the back of the postcard Parade of the Canadian Highlanders. The men of the Canadian Contingent are a fine lot, and in intelligence well up to Colonial form, which is usually ahead of the old country. Half […]
Photos of David Archer
Envelope with three portraits of David Archer, one is a formal portrait of David Archer in a suit and in a portrait book, remaining two photos are of David Archer in uniform, included is a letter from a woman named Anne – presumably his wife.
Tower Box 2021800006 – Photos, bulletins and Documents
(Formerly Box 37) White file box containing; 2023801005, Robert Kennedy WW2 photos; 2023801001 (a-r), Gord Outhwaite photos; 2020005029 and 2020005030, Bulletins by officer’s assn. 2023801007, David Archer photos; 2023802001, Genealogical and military records of LCpl Robert Palmer Crawford; 2023807001, photos of Ceremonial Changing of the Guards in Ottawa; 2023801003, Highlanders rate their own cenotaph newspaper […]