Trench Art – Carved artillery shell from Hill 70 – WWI
Artillery shell carved and embossed. Picked up after the battle at Hill 70, Aug 1917. Many items, including shell such as this, were carved and created by the troops in the trenches as a means of passing the time and focusing away from the war.
Felt Regimental Crest WWI
Regimental crest with various patriotic symbols and phrases ink printed on brown felt with hanger loop at middle of top edge. Commemorating the overseas service of the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders in the First World War. The cap badge portrayed was worn by the 15th Battalion. The word Canada had been added to the bottom […]
Trench art – Wooden Regimental Crest – 15th Bn
Dark brown, wooden 48th Highlanders Regimental Crest, 13″ h x 9 1/4″ w, carved by CQMS F. B. MacDonald, 15th Battalion. The crest was made from a piece of French farm house wood and carved using an issue knife, glass piece and nail. A chain for hanging the crest is affixed from corner to corner […]
134th Battalion (48th Highlanders) Pipe Band. Aldershot, 25th July 1917.
A 10 inch (25.4 cm) by 12 inch (30.48 cm) sepia photograph of the 134th Canadian Infantry Battalion about to play before the HRH King George V at the Royal Pavilion in Aldershot, on 25th July 1917. Standing back L-R: Pipers Paterson, Boyd, Sutherland, Lamb, Ritchie, Douglas, Anderson. Standing middle L-R: Pipers MacGregor, Dr. Brian, […]
Regimental Sergeant Majors. Frederick Charles Gledhill, 48th Highlanders and RSM Baker, Toronto Scottish
-Antique photograph of RSM Frederick Charles Gledhill of the 48th Highlanders and RSM Baker of the Toronto Scottish in military dress in front of University Avenue Armouries. -Duplicate black and white photo also located in the same pocket inside the photo collection – #12 binder. The back of the photo has written in pen: “RSM […]
Pte Dean, George Kay, drummer with 201st Bn in Borden
Framed panoramic photo of the 201st Battalion in Camp Borden in June 1916. 228516 Pte Dean, George Kay is a drummer in the band to the left of the photo and is looking over the shoulder of the lead drummer in the rank on the left. Note the bell tents in the background which were […]
Drawings in Newspaper article – Sketches at Dinner – 15th Bn Officers
Part of newspaper article showing sketches by The Toronto Star artist of Original (went overseas in 1914) 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders at a dinner at the Walker House.
Drawing: Highlander observing the Rhine
Pen and ink drawing by Lt J E Banton of a 15th Battalion, 48th Highlander resting his hands on his rifle. Caption across top “So that’s their bloomin’ old Rhine, eh”. Initials, location and date on right near bottom – JEB Lanther [sp?] Germany Dec 10th [20th?] /18 Private John Erwin Banton attested into the […]
Drawing: Highlander lighting his pipe
Pen and ink drawing of 15th Battalion, 48th Highlander soldier wearing fur overtunic lighting his pipe. Artist signature and date in bottom right corner: “F.E. Neel 1917”
Drawing: 15th Battalion Piper
Coloured pencil drawing of a piper of the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders, playing the pipes. Red colour on kilt and hose to designate 48th Highlanders. Patches of 1st Division, 3rd Brigade on shoulder also coloured.