CSM F.H. North – Group Photo With Lewis Gun – 1930s
Sepia photograph of group of five posing 48th Highlanders in full dress, with CSM North standing second from the right, with a Lewis gun on the floor in front of them resting on its bipod. The group is standing at the base of the stairs of the Toronto Registry of Deeds and Land Rights building, […]
CSM F.H. North – Group Photo – 1930s
Sepia photo of group of 48th Highlanders, with CSM North in middle of front row, wearing full dress. Photo taken on the front steps of the former Registry of Deeds and Land Titles building in Toronto downtown. Three individuals can be seen holding pace sticks and three individuals, including CSM North, are wearing their WW1 […]
Photo of St. Andrew’s Church Altar Table – 1934
Small photograph belonging to CSM F.H. North, of altar table of St. Andrews Church, which was a gift to the church by the 48th Highlanders’ sergeants. Printed white text near the top of the photo reading: “48 HIGHLANDERS MEMORIAL TABLET TO BE DEDICATED NOVEMBER 11TH 1934 ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH”. Photograph is of the altar table […]
CSM W. A. Hawkins – Bisley 1923 Gold Pocket Watch
A gold metal pocket watch belonging to CSM William Andrew Hawkins, with gold long chain attached to top of watch via the bow. At end of chain is a similar gold small round metal bar. Pocket watch is inside of a rectangular box made of cardboard and bound in navy-blue leather. The pocket watch face […]
Macdonald Cup 1922
Small silver metal cup, inscription reading “Macdonald Cup 1922.” Cup is 2″ in diameter, 3.25″ tall. Left arm of trophy is intact; right arm is broken off and missing.
CSM F.H. North – Group Photo – May 22, 1932
Sepia photo of group of 48th Highlanders, with CSM North in middle of front row, wearing full dress with white tunics. Photo taken on the front steps of the former Registry of Deeds and Land Titles building in Toronto downtown. Photo in a black wood frame with hand writing on backside reading: ” TAKEN May […]
Mess Kit Standard Issue 1891 – 1939 and 1939- 1982
A mess kit, is designed to be used over portable cooking apparatus. A mess tin can be thought of as a portable version of a saucepan, intended primarily for boiling but also useful for frying. Mess tins were originally a military design, but are also popular among civilian campers. Bottom left – 1891 – 1939. Bottom […]
D Co’y., 48th Highlanders, Indoor Baseball Champions, 1921-2-3 Group Photo
Photo is rectangular in grey rectangular frame. Photo is sepia. Photo is of fourteen 48th Highlanders members standing as a group in full dress. Five members are in the back row standing up on a step. Nine members are in the front row standing on the ground. The group are members of the 48th Highlanders […]
Portrait of Captain Kim Beattie
A 4 inch (10.16 cm) by 5 inch (12.7 cm) black and white photo of Captain Kim Beattie. Captain Beattie was one of the youngest Canadian soldiers to enlist in the First World War. His 16th birthday was spent in the trenches. He was wounded at Passchendaele at the age of 18. During the Second […]
Padre, the Reverend Stuart Crawford Parker
The Reverend Stuart Crawford Parker was minister of St Andrew’s Church, Toronto. from 1923 to 1950. As was the tradition with the 48th Highlanders, until late after WWII, the minister of St. Andrew’s was the Padre of the 48th Highlanders militia regiment. During WWII Reverend Parker was made Chaplain of the 2nd Battalion 48th Highlanders, […]