85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders)
- CA BI 77-736-870
- Item
- Jul-1918
Item is a photograph of the 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) taken on the steps of a chateau in Lozinghem, France.
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- MG 20.5-C-1-79-979-3959
- Item
- 1945
Item is a photograph of soldiers from the "A" Company, Cape Breton Highlanders in Bolsward, Holland, celebrating the end of World War II in Germany. The man step dancing in the center is identified as Louis Michael Broussard of Pomquet, N.S. Also identified are Leo ? of New Waterford, Earl [?]ilson of Sydney, Hikam Connelly of Annapolis Valley, McLeod (with fiddle) of Inverness, White of Halifax, and Curtis of Sydney with the rest being unidentified.
- CA BI 79-1073-4053
- Item
- 1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1079-4059
- Item
- 19-Aug-1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1072-4052
- Item
- 19-Aug-1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1081-4061
- Item
- 1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1067-4047
- Item
- 1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1069-4049
- Item
- 1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1066-4046
- Item
- 19-Aug-1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1065-4045
- Item
- 19-Aug-1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1076-4056
- Item
- 19-Aug-1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1078-4058
- Item
- 1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 79-1064-4044
- Item
- 1942
Item is a photograph of a view of the Dieppe Raid with a caption in German.
- CA BI 77-374-508
- Item
- 1918
Item is a photograph of a log raft that was once stored in North Sydney Harbour. Built in Newfoundland during World War I by Ivan Arkley Bailey from North Sydney and others, it was created in order to ship lumber to England.
Left to right: Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Ivan Arkley Bailey and Mrs. Bailey's sister.
- MG 20.5-C-1
- File
- 193?-1990
Folio consists of photographs of the Cape Breton Highlanders during World War II taken in locations such as Canada, England, Italy and the Netherlands.
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Italy photographs
- CA BI MG 20.5-D-1-1.1
- File
- 194-? - 1975
Folio consists of photographs taken on the trip to Italy for the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Italy that prominently feature Charles "Sharkey" MacDonald and Ralph Davies, veterans of the Cape Breton Highlanders. Photos consist of those taken in Ottawa before departure, various places in Italy that the delegation traveled to including various war cemeteries where Cape Breton Highlanders are buried and photos of Highlanders who gave their lives during the war.
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Liberation of Italy
- CA BI MG 20.5-D-1
- Sub-Subseries
- 194-? - 1975
Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings and maps relating to the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Liberation of Italy.
In 1975, two members from each Canadian unit who participated in the Italian campaign during World War II were invited to take part in a official Canadian pilgrimage to places around Italy where veterans would tour former battle sites, war graves, towns and cities. In the case of the Cape Breton Highlanders, Charles "Sharkey" MacDonald and Ralph S. Davies were selected to represent the Highlanders.
- MG 20.5-C-1-21-76-614
- Item
- 1945
Item is a photograph of an assembly of military transport vehicles outside of a large brick building in Holland.
- MG 20.5-C-1-21-123-661
- Item
- 1945
Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlander Major Sylvester B. MacKinnon standing in front of a military vehicle in France on the way to North-West Europe following the conclusion of fighting in Italy.
- MG 20.5-C-1-21-92-630
- Item
- 1945
Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlander Major Sylvester B. MacKinnon and an unidentified Canadian soldier standing in front of a tank in Holland.