Era: 1946 - 1999 Late 20th C.

Pipe Sergeant Cameron MacKay

No photo available

Cameron MacKay enlisted with the 48th Highlanders (militia) on 16 April 1934 and was assigned to the Pipe Band. During the Second World War Cameron MacKay enlisted with the 2nd Battalion, 48th Highlanders on 08 January 1943. He was assigned the service number B486575 in “Band, Bn HQ”. A handwritten comment on the entry stated […]

Pipes and Drums Christmas Card – 1966

Pipes and Drums Christmas Card with print of Toronto Armouries 29/55 by Harry Wallace Pipes and Drums Cap Badge  and Allied with the Gordon Highlanders Inside Nollaig Chridheal  Agus Blaidhna Math Vr Dhuibh Signed by Larry Fullerton

‘Coronation, Elizabeth II’ – Parade in London, England

Colourized photograph of the coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II passing on the street in front of the Canada House building in London, UK, on June 2, 1953. The photograph is laminated on framed on a white plastic backing with a brass metal name plate below the photo with blue text printed on it which […]

48th Highlanders Cap Badges and Two Identity Discs

Stored together in a shadow box are six different 48th Highlanders cap badges with different designs and colours, though all have on the front a falcon head and the words: “DILEAS GU BRATH   48 HIGHLANDERS”, one of the badges is on a square patch of Davidson tartan, with two identity discs on short chains to […]

3rd Infantry Battalion Training HQ CFB Petawawa from Sept 1969

An 8.5 inch (21.59 cm) by 14 inch (35.56 cm) training manual for the Mobile Command Reserve Training Officers in the 2nd Year. This is the Infantry Specialist Training Programme named “Exercise Silent Panther” Part 2. Prepared by 3rd Infantry Battalion Training Headquarters CFB Petawawa on September 1969.

3rd Infantry Battalion Training HQ CFB Petawawa from Sept 1969

An 8.5 inch (21.59 cm) by 14 inch (35.56 cm) training manual for the Mobile Command Reserve Training Officers in the 2nd Year. This is the Infantry Specialist Training Programme named “Exercise Silent Panther” Part 1. Prepared by 3rd Infantry Battalion Training Headquarters CFB Petawawa on September 1969.