48th Highlanders Bn at shoulder arms at recruitment parade with 236 Bn in 1917. in New York City. The 48th Highlanders sent a contingent and their Pipe Band as part of a Canadian Forces recruiting drive in New York City and Newark in 1917, seeking enlistment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force overseas in WWI. The USA had yet to participate in the war.
(Prior accession No. P0440)