British Brass N°80 fuze
The time and percussion fuze N°80 was the fuze usually used with the British shrapnel shells of the famous 18 pounders field-guns in WW1. Designed by the German company Krupp in 1905 and manufactured under license in England before the war and during it, its peculiar story will feed the arguments of the believers of […]
48th Highlanders Buckle Cap Badge 1911 – 1938
A 2.25 inch diameter Bronzed stamped cap badge in use from 1911 to 1938.
48th Highlanders Cap Badge 1911 – 1938 Buckle Badge
A 2.25 inch diameter silver cap badge with buckle knot on the bottom in use from 1911 to 1938. This badge also has a crocheted red circle on the back.
48th Highlanders Cap Badge 1911 – 1938 by Ellis Bros.
A 2.25 inch diameter possibly stamped tin badge with buckle knot on the bottom in use from 1911 to 1938 made by Ellis Bros.
485443 Sgt. Virag, Wendel N. M. I., CD- Military Band
Wendel Virag served two periods – 1937 to 1961 and again 1963 to 1965. The first Entry No. 49 Brass Band – Virog [misspelled in enlisting record] W. 485443 shows him enlisting at the age of 17 on 18/10/37 and was discharged on 25 Oct 1961 at his own request. He reenlisted with the Military […]
Swagger Stick of LCol W. W. G. Darling, DSO, ED, (MID)
Bamboo swagger stick, 27″ long with silver head 2″. Silver head has 48th Highlanders diamond badge in relief on top. Swagger stick is missing the silver bottom clasp. Carried by LCol W. W. G. Darling, DSO, ED (MID) when wearing blue Patrol uniform.
Mitchell Oke – Envelope of family photos – after war
Envelope contains family photos, mostly from after the war. Includes parents. Mostly fading and damaged, in fair condition 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 […]
Dileas by Kim Beattie – Sgt Lloyd Tucker copy
Dileas by Kim Beattie with dust cover and overwrapped in clear plastic. Dileas is the history of the 48th Highlanders of Canada from 1928 to 1956 with focus on the 1st Battalion overseas from 1939 to 1945. Inside front cover is a hand drawn map of northern Europe and England showing the route of the […]
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, […]
Pilot Officer John L Bradbury
April 1942 John Leslie Bradbury, Police Constable 100 of the Toronto Police Department was a married father of three who lived at 297 Briar Hill Ave. Bradbury had five years of service and was based out of No. 5 Police Station in the area of Davenport and Avenue Roads. On June 26th 1940, John Leslie […]