Commanding Officer’s Jeep Flag
An 8.5 inch by 16 inch blue cotton flag with a red falcon. Carried by the Commanding Officer to indicate his whereabouts – whether at rest, on the move (flown from his jeep) or in action. Presented by Major Donald A. Banton
Issued Shave Kit
A 2 inch by 4.5 inch shave kit standard issue manufactured by Procter & Gamble under the Gillette brand. This kit belonged to A22587 CSM J.A. Johnston and he wrote his name and service number on the inside. The kit contains a razor with the handle removed for storage and a pack of razors.
St. George’s Chapel of Windsor Prayer Book
A black with red stained pages 3.5 inch by 6 inch prayer book. This Prayer book has the names 24 of the “D” Coy Platoon soldiers in ink on a page at the back of the Prayer book. It is thought this was owned by the platoon commander, or the Platoon Sergeant Major E.S. Lamb.. […]
WWII Medic Arm Band
A 3.5 inch by 15 inch cotton arm band with brass snap closures. Stamped with the Canadian Army inside marked with “1944 Italy CSM”. In the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders. During WWII the pipers and drummers of the Pipe Band were stretcher bearers and assigned to companies in battle.
2 inch mortar bomb carrier
An 8 inch by 20 inch mortar bomb carrier case. Made from waxed cardboard, wood, canvas straps and tin caps. A case made to carry six 2″ mortar shells. The handle on this artifact is broken but if intact could be used to carry the case much like a briefcase of today. There is a […]
PIAT bomb
A 4 inch by 17 inch PIAT round. Painted brown indicating a low explosive charge meant to injure the armoured unit’s driver but allow the vehicle to be captured by friendly units. The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) Mk I was a British man-portable anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War. The PIAT was […]
Telephone Switch Board UC10 10Line Set 58 M768
The Switchboard U.C. 10 is a 10-line Second World War era switchboard used to terminate tactical phone lines. The switchboard (U.C. standing for ‘Universal Call’) was designed for local office use or at Divisional Signals level and were used throughout the war and as late as the 1980’s in cadet corps. The unit is housed […]
Safe Conduct Certificate for Allied Soldiers
A 5.5 inch by 9 inch paper stating that the soldier carrying this document wishes to surrender and will comply with a safe conduct behaviour. These certificates were given to Canadian soldiers beginning with the Sicilian campaign and would be carried by the soldier in his uniform. The certificate was English on one side and […]
Water Purifying tablets
A 2.25 inch by 2.25 inch black and gold tin box of tablets used to contain Halazone. Halazone has been widely used to disinfect drinking water. Halazone tablets have been used to disinfect water for drinking, especially where treated tap water is not available. A typical dosage is 4 mg/L. Halazone tablets were commonly used […]
Military Issued Alertness Drugs
A 1.25 inch by 3.5 inch oval tin containing “Alertness Drugs” that are yellow in colour. Some pills are marked with an “O” others are marked with a line. Both are most likely amphetamine or methamphetamine. The “O” drugs were marked as such after Otto Friedrich Ranke known for introducing these drugs to the German […]