Small tray-type cardboard box. Contains: 2014001001-005, assorted artifacts; 2019008001, bayonet; 2017046001, LtCol Bent’s bronzed collar badge; 2015012001, panoramic photograph of C company; 2023806001, thistle tablecloth; 2014002001, DVD of ‘Gloria’s Silver …
4′ x 4′ white tablecloth with thistle motif along edges and in centre.
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A 5 inch (12.7 cm) tall shell casing folded into a vase. Many items such as this were created by the troops while in the trenches to pass the time …
A 4 inch (10.16 cm) by 6 inch (15.24 cm) carved wooden shield with the 48th emblem carved on the front. Made by H. Werts of the 15th Battalion in …
A 5.5 inch (13.97 cm) 48th cap badge button hook, most often used to help the soldier to button his spats. Many items such as this were created by the …
Various Shell caps picked up by Duncan McArthur of the 92nd Battalion presented to his son B. McArthur of B Company (48th Highlanders) 1 CHB 27th Brg.
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A 5 inch (12.7 cm) long wooden and metal letter opener. Many items such as this were created by the troops while in the trenches to pass the time and …
A 3 inch (7.62 cm) badge made from a 48th badge and several spent rounds. Many items such as this were created by the troops while in the trenches to …
Fired at the 48th trench lines “Plug Street” Polgesteert, Belgium on 13 October 1915.
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Various shapes and sizes of scrap metal charms. Many items such as this were created by the troops while in the trenches to pass the time and focus them away …
Scanned and printed documents and images accessed from Ancestry.ca, including family trees, photos, the entry in the War Graves Registry, 1901 census information, and personnel files from WWI. The envelope …
Newspaper clipping of page G12 from the Toronto Star – November 6 1942, article written by Donald Jones of Historical Toronto, covers the history of the memorial cenotaph, article includes …