Letters to Phyllis Douglas from friends re Lt Douglas as POW
16 letters to Phyllis Douglas: wife of Lt Ian Douglas who was taken POW at Regalbuto, Sicily and remained in POW camps until the end of the war. Letters from: Lt Norm Bell, 48th (11 Nov 44 x 2); – From overseas. One Christmas Greetings single page/cartoon; one Air Letter Lt R J Hunter, Irish […]
Lt Ian Douglas – personal letters to wife Phyllis
One hundred and eighty-one letters from Lt Ian Douglas (and others) to his wife, Phyllis, from December 1942 to end of May 1945. The letters were grouped by the location/activity of Lt Douglas from the time he left Canada to his return. On board ship to England – 16 letters: 1942 -Dec ?, ?, 3, […]
“A Wartime Log” (No. 2) – book of Lt Ian Douglas when POW
Hard cover book in khaki cloth, 18 cm by 24.2 cm and 2 cm thick. Cover has red maple leaf in centre and below “A WARTIME LOG”. Inside a Frontispiece page with “A Wartime Log, A remembrance from home though the Canadian Y.M.C.A.” in green type surrounded by a red border. This is the second […]
“A Wartime Log” kept by Lt Ian Douglas, when POW
Book Kept by Lt Ian Douglas, 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada during his period as a POW at Oflag VA in Weinsberg, Germany. The book has a cloth hard cover in olive green, 17.3cm by 12cm and 2cm thick. On the front cover in red printing is “A Wartime Log” with a lion passant, […]
“The Prisoner of War Project: A Daughter’s View” – re Lt Ian Douglas service and POW time
The Prisoner of War Project – A Daughter’s View details the entire service of Lt Col James Ian Douglas from enlistment to England then Sicily, his capture, time as POW and return home. It was compiled by his daughter Diana Claire Douglas. In a white, 3-ring binder, are 83 clear sleeves, divided into 9 sections, […]
Frank North – Empire State Grotto Association pin 1950
Empire State Grotto Association pin with blue and gold ribbon from 1950 of the Masonic fraternities in NY state. With name tag on top Frank North
CSM Frank North – Identification bracelet
Frank North – sterling oval Identification bracelet for wrist with 6 ” chain strap. Stamped: FH North B72560
Frank North – Old Comrades Assn – Past President Ring
Old Comrades Assn – Past President ring with inscription inside ” FCH North 1948″ from Scheuer’s Jewellers in green ring box
Pte. Thomas Moore Glengarry With 48th OCA Cap Badge
48th Highlander woollen glengarry with a checkered pattern band of red-white-black squares, red pompom on top, and black swallow-tail ribbons at end. On one side of the glengarry is a square patch of black fabric with a silver-colour 48th buckle-pattern cap badge with a scroll beneath with engraved text reading: “OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION”, and is […]
Pte. Thomas Moore – Studio Portrait
Studio portrait of Pte. Thomas Moore in full dress, with glengarry hat, kilt, and sporran, printed on card stock post card with back having a printed templated space for writing with text reading: “POST : CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY”, a dotted vertical line dividing the space in two, and rectangular box for postage stamp. Stamped […]