Col C E Bent, DSO 1940 – 1943
At the time Col. Bent was commanding officer of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion and 3rd (reserve) Battalion of the Canadian Engineers. LCol Bent transferred from the 17th Bn (Nova Scotia) …
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At the time Col. Bent was commanding officer of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion and 3rd (reserve) Battalion of the Canadian Engineers. LCol Bent transferred from the 17th Bn (Nova Scotia) …
A scanned copy, 8.5 inch by 14 inch, of the hand written ledger with names and addresses of men who have taken an oath of allegiance to the 48th Battalion …
Illustrated Souvenir Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital, Christie Street, Toronto. This is a souvenir book that provides photos and list of the soldiers who were patients at the Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital in …
Mud and Green Fields: The Memoirs of General George Kitching (Canadians at War Series). This book is the memoirs of General George Kitching of his life and service in the …
Pte Albert Thomas Henry in battledress jacket and balmoral. Jacket has two ribbons of Henry’s service. Henry was injured in England while training and entering a minefield. Near Windmill, outside …
Memoir of Colonel John Cameron, Fassiefern, K.T.S., Lieutenant-Colonel of the Gordon Highlanders, or 92D Regiment of Foot by Archibald Clerk. This book is the memoirs of Colonel John Cameron of …
Ortona: Canada’s Epic World War II Battle by Mark Zuehlke. This book provides the account of the Canadian army’s task of taking the Italian town of Ortona from the German …
A 16 inch tall hand painted statue of the 48th Highlanders of Canada in the Musketry Training uniform of 1891.
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A 3.5 inch by 6 inch wax olive canvas shell dressing kit with printed instructions on wound care. Vernon & Co shell dressing kits were standard issue for many militaries …
A 7 inch by 8 inch gas mask with a hose and canister attachment the canister is 6 inch by 8 inch. The yellow colour of the canister means the …
A 7 inch by 8 inch gas mask with a hose and canister attachment, the canister attachment of this mask is rusted and broken off. The device had larger eye-pieces …
A 5 inch by 1.5 inch by 4 inch wooden box containing chemicals and instructions on how to use them in a chemical attack. On the Front: WAR GAS SMELLING …
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