Maj Edward C. Rawling, KIA 04 Sept 1944
4×6 black and white portrait in uniform Killed on Sept 4, 1944 by shellfire at the Gothic line defences near the village of San Maria (Rimini).
Lt David M. Dickie Memorial Book Portrait
4×6 Black and white photo in uniform Killed on May 15, 1944 while turning his jeep around on a reconnaissance of the start line for the attack up the Liri Valley toward the Hitler Line, south of Pontecorvo, Italy and overlooked by the Germans on Monte Cassino. His jeep hit a mine, killing him instantly.
Maj Frederick G. McLaren Memorial Binder Photo
4×6 black and white photo in uniform Killed on Dec 5, 1944, chasing the retreating Germans, north of Rimini, Italy
1945 War Photo Calendar
1945 calendar published in New York by the British Information Services. Each page has a full-sized (8×10.5) photo from earlier in the war, a description of the photo and its significance for the war, a quote about war that relates thematically to the photo, the entry for the month, and two smaller entries for the […]
September 1945 Canadian Army Training Manual
54th issue of the Canadian Army Training memorandum, circulated in September 1945.
Reserve Army Recruitment Booklet – 1944
50-page booklet from 1944 encouraging men to join Canada’s Reserve army.
Box of 48th OCA and Major Mackie’s Photo Collections
Box of photos in envelopes and 2 plastic bags: first bag contains: envelopes of various photos of 48th OCA’s meetings, trips, parades, ceremonies, and other events, second bag contains: various envelopes with a cd, photo prints, and film rolls of Major Mackie’s photos of the 1st battalion of the 48th Highlanders from 1939-1940, travelling from […]
Tower Box 2021800010
Left boot, size 10; Metal 48th Highlanders stamp; Staff Sergeant Connor’s field message book and memorabilia; John Russell Purdy WWII letters; Highlanders 100th anniversary nominal rolls; John Wandless biography; James Glendinning service records; WWI unit records and nominal rolls; JB Tait WWI Notebook; Assorted commemorative documents saved and then donated by Highlanders
Tower Box 2021800012
Glengarry; Duff family records; Nazi battle flag captured at Hitler line; Copy of Our Canada magazine, Battlefront maps; 1943 Italian banknote; OF Parkes photos; Parade programs; WWI sketch of a Highlander; Tartan purse; copy of A War of Their Own VHS; Two vinyl records of the 48th Highlander Pipes and Drums band; Donation records
Box of Documents
A cardboard box of files with a wide range of documents: Large battered file folder from WWII with official recommendations for awards; 10 Jan 1944 CVSM list; Framed code decipher message; CBG SPS 2013-14 binder; 2015 Apeldoorn liberation commemoration booklet in Dutch and English; Copy of Remembrance Volume 4; Pte Tyles attestation papers and photo […]