Waterproofed Map of Lille, France
A 4.5 inch by 6.75 inch (when folded) waterproofed map of Lille France, sale 1/80000. Lille is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, near the border with Belgium. A cultural hub and bustling university city today, it was once an important merchant center of French Flanders, and many Flemish influences remain. The […]
Loos Trench Map 36º NW3
A 4.5 inch by 6.75 inch (when folded) cotton rag map coated with waterproofing of Loos, 36º N W, Edition 9. A, Scale 1: 30,000. A Trench map shows trenches dug for use in war. This article refers mainly to those produced by the British during the Great War, 1914–1918 although other participants made or […]
Alan Turnbull MC, Ewen McGregor Haldane, Richard Austin Brown MC, Wilfred Mavor MC
A digital only copy of members standing left to right: Alan Turnbull MC, Ewen McGregor Haldane (KIA), Richard Austin Brown MC (KIA), Wilfred (Smoot) Mavor MC. Hard Copy with private owner.
Enlist Now pamphlet
A green paper 3.5 inch by 6 inch pamphlet to promote the Enlistment of the public to help in the First World War. It lists recruitment process, expected pay and types of commitments.
Gift Box from Trinidad, Grenada & St.Lucia to the Naval & Military Forces
A 9 inch by 4 inch by 1 inch high black and gold coloured tin box with printed text “The gift of the colonies of Trinidad, Grenada & St. Lucia to His Majesty’s Naval & Military forces.” Inside a gift of chocolates made from cocoa grown in the Caribbean Islands. Long rectangular tin with hinged […]
Cease Fire Message 11 November 1918
A 5 inch by 7.5 inch paper message directing the cease fire of troops. This original message is the clerk’s carbon copy, was received and was handwritten by a clerk in the Battalion Orderly area of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) on standard message paper. It is framed in wood with a glass cover.
Gift Box from Princess Mary
A 3 inch by 5 inch gold coloured gift box with an embossed head of Princess Mary. The Princess Mary Gift Fund box is an embossed brass box that originally contained a variety of items such as tobacco and chocolate. It was intended as a Christmas present to those serving at Christmas in 1914 and was paid […]
Gift Box from Princess Mary
A 3 inch by 5 inch gold coloured gift box with an embossed head of Princess Mary. The Princess Mary Gift Fund box is an embossed brass box that originally contained a variety of items such as tobacco and chocolate. It was intended as a Christmas present to those serving at Christmas in 1914 and was paid […]
Ear Defenders
Mallock-Armstrong ear defenders, vulcanite, in tin box circa 1915. The inventors and makers of these ear defenders promised “…ordinary sounds and conversations heard as usual. Gunfire and shell bursts rendered harmless.” The First World War was characterised by the extensive use of heavy artillery and many troops experiencing temporary or permanent deafness caused by the […]
48th Glengarry
This glengarry has the 48th Highlander cap badge and was worn by the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) the first of three battalions of 48th raised by the 48th Highlanders. The Glengarry bonnet is a traditional Scots cap made of thick-milled woollen material, decorated with a toorie on top, frequently a rosette cockade on the left […]