Mitchell Oke – Bayonet and sheath – WW1
Ross Rifle Company bayonet with brown leather sheath- 1907 pattern Standard issue bayonet is missing the barrel ring as it was broken off or removed and used in farm work after Mitchell Oke was discharged. Both bayonet and sheath are well worn. On the metal hilt is the number 7-09. On the brown leather sheath […]
Family of Volunteers by Maj. George W. Beal
Family of Volunteers, An Illustrated History of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, covers the period from the founding of the Regiment in 1891 to the 110th Anniversary in 2001. Chapters, richly illustrated with pictures, show the major periods and activities of the regiment: Early Years 1891 – 1914; three war times – South Africa 1900, […]
Pte Mitchell Oke – 48th Highlander Cap Badge
Mitchell Oke’s cap badge, buckle design with broach pin. Pte Mitchell Oke , Wishe Khahientahaha, was a Mohawk of Handenosaunee Turtle Clan in Cornwall Ontario and lived on the Akwesasne Mohawk Native Reservation. He enlisted in the 253rd Infantry Battalion in April 1917 and sailed to Europe on the SS Olympia. There he was transferred […]
FN Browning Handgun (Disabled)
FN Browning 1900, Fabrique Nationale Herstal (FN), #650713, semi-automatic, 7.65mm, 7 rounds, barrel length 105mm, leather holster. Disabled permanently. The pistol was used by J. R. (Tiny) Shaw during his service in WWI and he retained it during ongoing service in the home battalion after the war. In WWII, as Regimental Sergeant Major 1942 – […]
.50 Caliber Round
The .50 Browning Machine Gun (.50 BMG, 12.7×99mm NATO and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P.) is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921. Under STANAG 4383, it is a standard service cartridge for NATO forces as well […]
Lt Jeffery Filder Smith
Killed in Action with 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada) June 1917 Lieutenant Jeffery Filder Smith was a graduate of Upper Canada College and Trinity College, University of Toronto who went overseas with the 92nd Battalion (48th Highlanders). He was later transferred to 73rd Battalion. While serving with the 73rd during the battle for Vimy […]
1st Division Uniform Patch Civilian Dress Pin
A 0.5 inch by 0.25 inch red and brass Civilian Dress lapel pin of the 1st Division uniform patch. This small brass pin was worn by 48th Highlanders in WWI and WWII on their civilian suit lapel or sports jacket. The 1st Canadian Division wore a rectangular red cloth patch on the unform sleeve right […]
Greeting Card Christmas and New Year 1914/15
Season’s Greeting card from Salisbury Plain , England for Christmas and New Year’s 1914, 1915. Contains picture of the Sergeants, 48th Highlanders of Canada. An inscription in ink on the bottom of the inner page is “With every good wish from yours old Chum, Mac.”
Pension and Insurance documents – 800114 Pte Hughes, Calvin
3 documents issued to Calvin Hughes after his discharge from the Canadian army. a) letter from Pension Commissioners dated June 20 1919 defining entitlement to a pension following injury during battle, b) Returned Soldiers’ Insurance Receipt dated Aug 28 1923 for payment made by Hughes for insurance, c) form from Department of Pensions and National […]