Lt. Melbourne Parker Neily, MC
Parker was born December 20th, 1890 at Middleton, Nova Scotia. He enlisted initially with the Canadian Army Medical Corps on September 23rd, 1914 at Valcartier Camp. At that time, he was 23 years old with his occupation listed as that of a druggist. Standing 5 feet 11 inches, he was described as having a fair […]
Tower Box 2021800007
Parade State Book, August 29 1917 to April 22 1919; 48th CDF Battalion 1917 nominal rolls etc; notepad belonging to Sig. H. J. McIntyre; Commission scrolls; 1913 Regimental Orders book; Vimy Pilgrimage book; German map of Ypres; assorted WWI official correspondence, nominal rolls, daily orders, standing orders, regimental orders, casualty records
Tower Box 2021800010
Left boot, size 10; Metal 48th Highlanders stamp; Staff Sergeant Connor’s field message book and memorabilia; John Russell Purdy WWII letters; Highlanders 100th anniversary nominal rolls; John Wandless biography; James Glendinning service records; WWI unit records and nominal rolls; JB Tait WWI Notebook; Assorted commemorative documents saved and then donated by Highlanders
Box of Documents
A cardboard box of files with a wide range of documents: Large battered file folder from WWII with official recommendations for awards; 10 Jan 1944 CVSM list; Framed code decipher message; CBG SPS 2013-14 binder; 2015 Apeldoorn liberation commemoration booklet in Dutch and English; Copy of Remembrance Volume 4; Pte Tyles attestation papers and photo […]
Tower Box 2021800011
WWI Highlanders uniform- two helmets, two sets of stockings, two sets of spats, one set of putties, one glengarry.
Matrimony Document for John Pollands Girvan July 6th, 1918.
8 1/2 x 11 Issued at London on July 6, 1918 to Major John Pollands Girvan and Jean Elizabeth Sword.
Box of items of 799853 Thomas Clark Cole – 15th Battalion
Box of various personal items belonging to Thomas Clark Cole, Service No. 799853, who served with the 48th Highlanders from February 1st 1916 until April 12th 1919. Included individual items’ accession numbers are: 2018016001 – 2018016029 Items included are: photographs, pay books, service records and documents, newspaper clippings, balmoral and glengarry hats, arm patch, small […]
Panoramic Photo of Highlanders at Valcartier Camp
Photo of a large contingent of Highlanders in formation with officers in front and camp in the background, taken at Valcartier Training Camp in Quebec during the First World War. 8×40 black and white photo on 10×40 thick paper. Copy or scan of P0026 on North Wall. The writing in the middle on the bottom […]
48th Highlanders D Coy Competition Trophy 1909 to 1931
A 13 inch (33.02 cm) high, silver 48th Highlanders D Coy Competition Trophy 1909 to 1931. Engraved on the cup portion is a shield shape and inside the words: Presented to the 48th Highlanders by the Toronto Silver plate Co.
The Cosby Challenge Shield
A 21 inch (53.34 cm) by 22 inch (55.88 cm) trophy, shield shaped wood base with inset silver shield. Engraving reads: The Cosby Memorial Shield. The company making the highest aggregate score in the Annual General Match. On inner shield, an open wreath of Scottish thistles, open at the top and enclosing a 48th Highlanders […]