Plaque of friendship of Dutch Canadians to 48th Highlanders
Brass plaque presented in May 1970 by Dutch Canadians of Toronto to recognize and commemorate the friendship between the Dutch and the 48th Highlanders for their participation with other Canadians in the Liberation of The Netherlands in 1944/45. The lion crest of Holland is at the top centre.
Name of Ross, 15th Battalion, carved in stone wall of house during WWI
Stone from wall of house in France undergoing reconstruction. Stone has carving of “Ross 48th Highlanders” on face. Ross was a member of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders). The stone was noticed by a member of 48th Highlanders of Holland Pipes and Drums while he was on vacation in France. He acquired the stone from […]
48th Highlanders Museum opening Register signed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Frontispiece of Visitor Register signed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Colonel-in-Chief of the 48th Highlanders of Canada and signed by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on the opening of the 48th Highlanders Museum in St Andrew’s Church on 29 June 1997.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opens Regimental Museum – 29 June 1997
Her Majesty signing the Guest Book in the Regimental Museum during opening ceremony and visit. His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh watches. To the right is Brigadier General Peter Cameron, OMM, CStJ, CD, Honourary Colonel. The framed photograph on the extreme left was presented in 1947 to commemorate the acceptance by Her Royal Highness, […]
Memorial Plaque of 27742 LCpl Harold V. V. Davis
Memorial Plaque: large circular disk with figure of Britannia, lion and dolphins; Has manufacturer’s stamp on the reverse, W; Lot number between the lion’s rear leg and tail, 15. Harold V. V. Davis on front.
Brass Plaque from church wall – Cpl. Harold Vincent V. Davis
Brass plaque erected in their family church by the parents of 27742 Cpl Harold V.V. Davis, killed in action at Saint-Julien on 25 April 1915 with F Company of the 15th Battalion.
Sweatshirt with bullet holes – Pte. John Tescione
This sweatshirt was sent to all members of the 48th Highlanders serving in Yugoslavia with the UN by the 48th Chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire (IODE) for Christmas 1994. Pte John Tescione was wearing it for warmth under his uniform when he was shot multiple times on New Year’s eve, […]
Original draft of Instrument of Surrender of All German Armed Forces – 4 May 1945
Original carbon copy draft of the “Instrument of Surrender of All German Armed Forces in HOLLAND, in Northeast Germany including all islands and in DENMARK. ” 4 May 1945. Foolscap page, typescript carbon copy with handwritten addition and corrections in ink. Titled as above, then followed by seven (7) typescript sections, the first with the […]
File cards inscribed with nicknames and signatures of TAC21 HQ staff
Six (6) file cards inscribed with nicknames and signatures of TAC 21 Headquarters Staff Members. The cards surround the Flag flown from Field Marshall Montgomery’s vehicle during the parade on 8 May 1945 celebrating Victory in Europe and the German’s unconditional surrender. Behind is the map of the route of TAC 21 Headquarters from England, […]
Locations of TAC 21 Army Group HQ, 1944-45
Foolscap page, typescript. Twenty-eight (28) dates and locations are listed. From England to D-Day landing sites to Luneburg, Germany. Conforms with the dates and locations inscribed on the Map of Northwest Europe, with other items of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery’s HQ.