Mills Pattern Grenade No. 36 Mk1
A 4 inch by 2.75 inch diameter metal grenade. The Mills was a classic design; a grooved cast iron “pineapple” with a central striker held by a close hand lever and secured with a pin. According to Mills’s notes, the casing was grooved to make it easier to grip, not as an aid to fragmentation; […]
The Memoirs of General George Kitching
Mud and Green Fields: The Memoirs of General George Kitching (Canadians at War Series). This book is the memoirs of General George Kitching of his life and service in the Canadian Army, especially during the Second World War.
Illustrated Souvenir Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital – Soldier Patients
Illustrated Souvenir Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital, Christie Street, Toronto. This is a souvenir book that provides photos and list of the soldiers who were patients at the Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital in Toronto. In addition, it does provide a list of staff at the hospital.
LCol C. E. Bent DSO on Horseback in Paradise NS in the 1920s.
A 3.5 inch by 5 inch sepia tone photograph of LCol Bent on Fritz the horse with Bruno the dog, the 15th Battalion mascot. The horse Fritz was a German horse taken from a German officer captured during a battle. LCol Bent brought Fritz and Bruno back to Canada and his home when he led […]
LCol C. E. Bent, DSO in Dress Scarlets at his home in Paradise NS, 1920’s
A 3.5 inch by 5 inch sepia of LCol Bent in his Scarlet uniform. Most likely posing in his backyard for a photograph. The Full Dress Scarlet was the first uniform of the 48th Highlanders, adopted in 1892, the year after the regiment’s founding. The current active regiment continues to wear full dress on ceremonial […]
Orderly Room Records 1920 – 1936
File folders of orderly room records for 48th Battalion for years 1920 to 1936 paper records
Regimental Records – 1891 – 1945 – pay rolls, Service rolls and Equipment – Home Bn
Regimental Parade Records 1927 – 1945 48th Parade Records 1907 – 1926 48th Highlanders Recruitment Register Service Roll 1891 – 1914 Muster Roll Book 1891 – 1896 (muster for pay) Company Equipment Ledger G Company 1899 – 1901
Regimental Orders 1914 – 1930
48th Highlander’s Regimental Orders 1914 – 1928 48th Highlander’s Regimental Orders 1914 – 1928 (Copy #2) 48th Highlander’s Regimental Orders 1921 – 1930 Regimental Orders Sept.2 – Nov.21 1914 All in bound book format
Regimental Orders – 1901 – 1939 – Individual Years
A Company 48th Highlanders Regimental Orders 1931 – 1939 48th Highlanders Regimental Orders 1926 1939 48th Highlanders Regimental Orders 1901 – 1913 48th Highlanders Regimental Orders 1901 – 1902 ( 4 copies) 48th Highlanders Regimental Orders 1903 – 1904 (2 copies) 48th Highlanders Regimental Orders 1905 – 1906 (2 Copies) 48th Highlanders Regimental Orders 1912 […]
Casualty Book 48th Regiment Highlanders – 1892 – 1950s
Although called a Casualty Book, this book lists in order, alphabetically, soldiers who enlisted in the 48th Highlanders from 1892 to 1950s and when they were discharged. The book is indexed alphabetically by the last name of the recruits to the regiment. The sheets of paper have the following categories for each soldier: the service […]