Liberation of Delft Photos
Five 5×7 photos of the liberation of Delft on May 8, 1945. A) Photo on display. Image of Kim Beattie and children in a Jeep. B) Photo on display. Image of Officers in a Jeep, crowds, and a soldier taking a photo. C) Two Highlanders with a girl. D) Gord Proctor and Pieter Heertjies in […]
Home Movies DVD of Capt Tim Gordon Charles Lloyd Clark
DVD with seven minutes of 16mm colour home movies made by Dr. Charles William Lloyd Clark in 1940-41 of his son Capt “Tim” Gordon Charles Lloyd Clark when he joined the regiment. donated by their (grand)daughter Christine Featherstone in 2011. Inside the DVD case are emails exchanged between Featherstone and Col Geordie Beal.
Photos at Catania Museum 2013
Seventeen 4×6 photos of John Newman, Jim Cassie, and Tommy Thompson in Catania in 2013, mostly at the then-unfinished Canadian display in the Catania Museum. 1&2: Newman, Cassie, and Thompson with the manager of the museum. 3-5, 8-11, 17: Highlanders and museum staff in front of the Canadian uniform display. 6&7: Thompson, Newman, and Cassie, […]
Envelope with Photo Negatives of Pte. Harold C. McKay in the Army
Yellow manila envelope from “WALSH’S DRUG STORE” in Saint John, New Brunswick of four photo negatives of Pte. Harold C. McKay and others in uniform dress, all photos show the individuals posing for the camera, one photos shows two individuals posing in front of a car on a driveway in front of houses and wearing […]
Letter to Home by Pte. Harold C. McKay – Sept. 30, 1944
Hand written letter on paper using pen, paper is folded in four and front is labeled as an “AIR LETTER”, the letter is addressed to “Mrs Dan McKay Kincardine Ont Canada”, the top left also states “BY AIR MAIL”. A summary of the letter is: dated Sept 30th, to mother and dad, talking about the […]
Letter to Home by Pte. Harold C. McKay – Oct. 4, 1944
Hand written letter on paper using pen, paper is folded in four and front is labeled as an “AIR LETTER”, the letter is addressed to “Mrs Dan McKay Kincardine Ont Canada”, the top left also states “BY AIR MAIL”. A summary of the letter is: dated Oct 4, to mother and dad, opens with mention […]
Envelope of Negatives of Pte. Harold C. McKay with Others in Casual Dress
Yellow manila envelope from “THE LEE STUDIO” Kincardine of photo negatives of Pte. Harold C. McKay with others in casual dress, most photos appear to show the individuals on a lawn in front of houses and wearing suits, one photo appears to be a woman holding a child on a lawn chair and in a […]
Apeldoorn 1995 Parade Flag
5ft x3 ft white nylon flag with Canadian and Dutch flags reading “THANK YOU BOYS”. The flag was made by the citizens of Apeldoorn in The Netherlands and hung on the street over the parade held every five years by the Dutch to commemorate the liberation of The Netherlands in 1945. Date of flag either […]
Tower Box 2021800009
Ladies Auxiliary Club meeting records and financial statements. Ladies Auxiliary During the Great War, the women of the men serving with the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions formed auxiliaries. They had started simply. Some wives offered help to friends and neighbours with men overseas with the 48th. As they learned of others in need, or […]
“ARMEY” Photos of Pte. Harold C. McKay
A pouch made with folded black construction paper and stapled on the sides, with a sticker label on the front and the word “ARMEY” written on it, and a large number of sepia and black and white photos inside with most appearing to be from his time with the 8th AA Bty 22 AA Regt […]