RPPC of John Pollands Girvan leading a parade of 48th men through a street in Toronto

The image on the postcard is a photo of 48th Highlanders marching through a street in Toronto led by LCol J P Girvan
…- Memorabilia
2023001012
The image on the postcard is a photo of 48th Highlanders marching through a street in Toronto led by LCol J P Girvan
…Small card noting certificate of Mention in Dispatch (2023001013), addressed to Brig. J.P. Girvan from the Major-General, Adjutant-General.
…Notice from Secretary of State for War that LCol. J.P. Girvan had been mentioned in a dispatch from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on 16-Mar-1919. The dispatch in question noted …
An 8 inch (20.32 cm) tall miniature of the Captain F. Smith Trophy, won 1930 by CSM Hawkins.
…A 7 inch (17.78 cm) tall Ontario Cup Trophy 1930 awarded to CSM W.A.Hawkins mounted on black wood base.
…Postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte to his wife in Toronto, Canada. RSM Lewis E. …
A yellow manila paper envelope containing various documents from during time of military service in a leather bound cover noted as MILITIA BOOK M.1 and titled as CANADIAN ARMY – …
Sergeants’ Mess records
…Two WWI medals, mounted, in Thomas Clark Cole personal items are a) British War Medal 1919 and b) Victory Medal 1919 and both are engraved with Lt. Andrew McBride. It …
6 Dutch Plaques (Wood) 2 Dutch Titles Framed 2 Dutch Titles No Frames 1 Pair of Clogs 1 Glass Wall Shield 2 Crest Copies Laminated 1 Arm Band Dutch Resistance …
Various flags, canteens, cooking kits, a level, a wire cutter, and belt attachments.
…Box containing multiple leather belts, a pair of goggles, and leather cuffs. Likely WW2
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