Lt Temple & Lt Mason, South Africa
An 11 inch by 11 inch black and white photograph of Lt Temple (48th Highlander) on the left and Lt Mason at a camp in South Africa 1901
Maj AJ (Aleck) Sinclair VD – Medals in Frame
8 medals a) Queens South African Medal with bars: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg b) 1914-15 Star c) British War Medal d) Victory Medal e) Canadian Volunteer Service Medal f) 1939-1945 War Medal g) Colonial Auxiliary Long Service Medal (George V) h) Colonial Auxiliary Officers Decoration. Aleck Sinclair, served in all three of Canada’s […]
G Coy Orders Book – Pte Hornibrook Mention in Dispatches
A 6 inch by 9 inch leather bound 2 RCRI, G Coy orders book #4, 20 April 1899 – 14 Nov 1900 after the battle at Paardeberg Drift with the Mention in Dispatches about Pte Hornibrooks from the Officer Commanding. “Another incident of coolness and pluck was that of No. 7347 Pte. Hornibrook who at […]
Sign – Ladysmith relieved February 28 1900
long rectangular bronze plaque with lettering raised; has 2 holes at either end to be screwed in place.
Shoulder / Capbadge Canadian Scouts – South Africa 1900
#1 : 5 cm length, 3 cm width; shoulder badge “Canadian Scouts” crudely made scrolled words #2 : 3 cm length, 3 cm width; cap badge star in the centre surrounded by a laurel of Scottish thistles and hanging below is a fusilier’s horn
3 shell casings and one round pompom ? South Africa
3 Casings and one round – might be a South African Pom Pom gun rounds; Casings: length 10.5 cm, width 3.5 cm; round : length 9.5 cm, width 3.5 cm
Lt. J.W. Osborne Medal
Queen’s South African medal. Victoria Regina – front; South Africa – back; Relief of Ladysmith – Bar; on rim of medal in scroll type letters “Lieut J.W. Osborne Sco. Rif.” As a 48th Highlander, Lt. Osborne volunteered for service in South Africa.
Flag of the Orange Free State (Boer Republic)
A 18 inch by 20.5 inch cotton flag taken from Bloemfontein on April 1900 by Pte Tom H. Banton and presented to his son Major D.M. Banton who served with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders in WWII. On top right hand written with “Bloemfontein Apr 28, 1900”. Tom Banton became a Quartermaster in WWI and […]
Ribbon South African
Ribbon – South Africa, strip of ribbon glued together. This ribbon was part of the donation concerning Sgt F.D. Lorsch and appears to have been assembled into a ribband worn on the left breast of the uniform. Lorsch would have earned the South Africa medal.
Pith helmet – South Africa
Pith Helmet with khaki cover leather chin strap and 1st Canadian Contingent cap badge – c 1900