Toronto/Life/January 1970 48th Highlanders Ball, Royal York-1970
Article on 48th Highlanders Ball. Pictures of LCol David Temple, CD and Janet Cameron, who presented roses to Mrs. Roland Michener. LCol. W.W. G. Darling, Capt. D.B. Osler and wife and BGen Ian Johnston. Haggis and Robert Burn’s Ode read by WO. A.F. Rankin, CD, WO Charles Harding, CD in background. Head table Mrs. Peter […]
Obituary Chipman, Thomas Brown and Chipman, Cara Bernice-2022, Dec 20
Obituaries for Thomas Brown Chipman DOD 20 December 2022, age 94 Served with 48th Highlanders of Canada 1949-51 and 1st Canadian Highland Battalion, 1952-54 As a Lieutenant when Canada sent a brigade to the British Army of the Rhine as a NATO commitment. Mrs. Chipman, Cara Bernice “Bobbie” DOD December 26, 2022 Former member […]
Drawings in Newspaper article – Sketches at Dinner – 15th Bn Officers
Part of newspaper article showing sketches by The Toronto Star artist of Original (went overseas in 1914) 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders at a dinner at the Walker House.
Drawing: Highlander observing the Rhine
Pen and ink drawing by Lt J E Banton of a 15th Battalion, 48th Highlander resting his hands on his rifle. Caption across top “So that’s their bloomin’ old Rhine, eh”. Initials, location and date on right near bottom – JEB Lanther [sp?] Germany Dec 10th [20th?] /18 Private John Erwin Banton attested into the […]
Drawing: Highlander lighting his pipe
Pen and ink drawing of 15th Battalion, 48th Highlander soldier wearing fur overtunic lighting his pipe. Artist signature and date in bottom right corner: “F.E. Neel 1917”
Drawing: 15th Battalion Piper
Coloured pencil drawing of a piper of the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders, playing the pipes. Red colour on kilt and hose to designate 48th Highlanders. Patches of 1st Division, 3rd Brigade on shoulder also coloured.
Drawing: Canadian POWs marching
Coloured pencil drawing of a line of Canadian prisoners of war marching along a road guarded by Germans on horses. Artist unknown.
Drawing: preliminary head study of 2 officers
Pencil preliminary study of the heads of two officers by Lt J E Banton. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but was reduced in rank when he was sent in a reinforcement draft to the 15th Battalion, […]
Pencil drawing: Feeding a horse
Pencil sketch of soldier feeding hay to a horse with Inn keeper smoking pipe and watching. “Micky” caption at bottom centre; “Icky” name in bottom right corner. Artist unknown.
Drawing: Estamina
Pen and ink drawing by Lt J E Banton of a 15th Battalion, 48th Highlander doing a Highland dance pirouette in front of an Estamina. Private John Erwin Banton attested into the 92nd Battalion CEF on 14 Aug 1915. He rose to the rank of Sgt in the 92nd Battalion but was reduced in rank when […]