Officers Khaki Foragers Hat with 48th Diamond Badge
An Officers Khaki Foragers Hat with 48th Diamond Badge
2 Glengarry headddress – Colonel d’Esterre
Two well worn glengarry headdress with 48th Highlander badges. Glengarry with blue/white/red trim is 48th Highlanders pattern and has a 48th Highlander collar badge worn by the 15th Battalion [sb a cap badge]. Glengarry with white/red trim is other Highland regiment and has 48th Highlander buckle badge on it..
Buttons, ensignia, badges from Col. d’Esterre
Bag from collection of Col. JCD d’Esterre containing: 1) seven brass buttons – 48th Highlanders 2)wrist band name tag “Lt. J C D d’Esterre, 15th Canadians, C of E” 3) four 48th Highlanders brass shoulder bars 4) one colour badge (buckle) brass
Sgian-dubh knife w/ scbbard, Caingorm jewelled -d’Esterre
one Sgian-dubh knife in black scabbard with Silver edging, Caingorm jewelled in topaz colour, on top of hilt. – belonging to Col. JCD d’Esterre.
Canvas bag and tent pegs – Col. d’Esterre
one canvas bag with straps about 15″ x 15″, empty, and canvas sleeve bag with 5 tent pegs.
Leather Note book with platoon member names and data – d’Esterre
Small black leather notebook. Handwritten information about each 48th Highlander soldier in the platoons under d’Esterre names: John Gordon – Saskatchewan W.B. Bell – Weston Sgt. A. Conley (Lewis gun) – Winnipeg Cpl. W. Flagg (Lewis gun) – New Brunswick Pte G Olgilvie (Lewis gun) – St. Mary’s Ont Pte. G. Willis (Lewis gun) – […]
Signal to Brigade – Cease hostilities – 1918
Framed copy, handwritten on “A” form from Canadian Corp command to all Brigades to cease hostilities at 1100 am on Nov 11, 1918.
Trench and Area Maps – Col. JCD d’Esterre – 1917
Seven folded maps on linen – fibre paper. Each is 32″ x 23″. Field survey map of trenches around Dourges France on Sept 26, 1918 Field survey map around Lens France with trench markings Field survey map of Valenciennes France Large scale field survey map of Lens France Topographical map of Abbeville France 1915 Ordnance […]
Postcards (various) – Col. JCD d’Esterre – WW 1
A collection of approx. 50 black and white postcards gathered by Col. J C D d’Esterre during WW!, most issued by the War Office but includes some in German and some of French issue.
White Dinner Plate – J C D d’Esterre
One White porcelain dinner plate taken as souvenir from RMS Olympic troop ship. Blue script GR with crown on rim of plate. 8″ diameter