Commission Document – Gentleman Cadet Frederick Macdonald
Frederick Macdonald’s Commission Document (printed in black ink on linen parchment, naming Gentleman Cadet Frederick Campbell Macdonald to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant in the Canadian Army, effective June 21, 1942, emboss stamped and dated September 1, 1942 at Ottawa, signed by the Deputy Minister of Defence, H. DesLosiers, 320 mm x 400 mm); Captain […]
Group of 48th Highlanders in Petawawa
Group of 48th Highlander Soldiers at Canadian Army Training Centre in Petawawa Photograph (black and white, gloss finish, inscribed “C TRP. D TRNG. BTY. (A-1) C.A.T.C. / PETAWAWA OCT. 5-1942”, under glass in a period wooden frame, 203 mm x 258 mm, wire backed); Capt. Frederick William Macdonald in photo. Captain Frederick William (Wyld) […]
Studio Portrait – Capt. Frederick William Macdonald, MC
Studio Portrait of Frederick Macdonald in his 48th Highlanders Uniform (black and white, matte finish, under glass in a period dark synthetic frame, 248 mm x 297 mm, easel back) Captain Frederick William (Wyld) Macdonald, MC, VD joined the 48th in 1912 at age 21. He went overseas with the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) in […]
Claymore with Scabbard of LCol W. C. Macdonald
Scottish Claymore sword with decorated blade from the 1890s. Blade is engraved on both sides typical of a Scottish Highland tradition. Made by Crean & Rowan. Sword and Scabbard (sword with a steel blade, magnetic, ornate design on both sides, marked on the ricasso, pebbled grip with seven rows of silver-coloured springy wire in the […]
Studio Portrait – LCol William Campbell Macdonald – Commanding Officer 1900 – 1906
Studio Portrait of William Campbell Macdonald in his 48th Highlanders Uniform (black and white, matte finish, wearing his North West Canada Medal and Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, under glass in a period dark wooden frame, 260 mm x 365 mm) An original officer, William Macdonald was appointed Major upon joining from the Queen’s Own […]
Capt. Frederick William Macdonald, MC – medal miniatures
5 Miniatures : Military Cross, GRV (silver, 22.7 mm); 1914-15 Star (bronze, 20.3 mm x 25 mm); British War Medal (silver, 17.7 mm); Victory Medal (bronze, 18 mm); and Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, George V (silver, 16.2 mm x 28.3 mm), un-named as issued, mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, original ribbons, dark […]
Scroll accompanying Distinguished Service Order of LCol W. R. Marshall, DSO
Scroll on parchment paper with black ink lettering, accompanying and affirming the awarding of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) to Lt Col. William Renwick Marshall. Scroll is signed by by The Principle Secretary of State and dated the 3rd of June 1915. Scroll framed in wood frame with glass cover. For his actions and valour […]
Medals of LCol W. R. Marshall, DSO
Medals and photograph of LCol William Renwick Marshall, displayed on a scarlet background with a dark wood frame and glass cover. Brass plaque at bottom of frame. Medals clockwise from the top: a) Distinguished Service Order, b) 1914 – 1919 Star, c) Colonial Auxiliary Forces Medal (Edward VIII), d) British War Medal, e) Queen’s South […]
LCol W. R. Marshall, DSO – Oil painting
Commanding Officer, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) 1915 – 1916 William Renwick Marshall, the son of William and Isabella Marshall was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on 20 Mar 1875. He graduated from Upper Canada College in Toronto and was already a long serving veteran office when the First World War began in 1914. Marshall had […]
LCol K. R. Marshall, CMG, DSO, VD – Oil painting
Commanding Officer, 1923 – 1928