Case 55 OCA – 48th Highlanders Museum Online

Shrapnel from Hill 70 – rusted and fragmented

Fragment 13″ by 4″ – well rusted , intact as one piece. Picked up in 2009 from the battlefield of the First World War battle of Hill 70 by RSM Victor Goldman.

CQMS Herb Pike on Twenty-Five Cent Piece

In recognition of “The Year of the Veteran” the Canadian Mint struck a quarter with the images in profile of two veterans of the Canadian Forces. The veterans selected were the 48th Highlanders’ Herb Pike representing the veterans of The Second World War and Angela Mondou as a Peacekeeping veteran. A 10 Dollar Fine Silver […]

Shell Shrapnel

Fragment from a large calibre artillery shell recovered near Puit 14 captured by the 15th Battalion during the assault on Hill 70 at Bois Hugo 15 August 1917.

British 1907 Mk1 bayonet

British pattern 1907 No.1 bayonet recovered near Puit 14 captured by the 15th Battalion during the assault on Hill 70 at Bois Hugo on the 15th of August 1917.

British 303 and German 8mm Casing and Clip

Shell casing and stripper clips recovered near Puit 14 captured by the 15th Battalion during the assault on Hill 70 at Bois Hugo on the 15th of August 1917.