Sergeant Henry Ralph, a 15th Battalion veteran, as a sentry in the 1920's at the Regimental memorial
The tradition of reversing and resting on arms – that is, leaning on a weapon held upside down – has been a mark of respect or mourning for centuries, said to have originated with the ancient Greeks. Descriptions of sixteenth-century military funerals provide the earliest documented instances of carrying arms reversed in more recent times. When the first notes of The Rouse are sounded, reversed arms are brought up in salute to the Present Arms position.
Sentries with arms reversed at the dedication of the Regimental memorial 11 Nov 1923
Sentry with arms reversed at 100th Anniversary commemorative service for 2nd Ypres
Sentries of the 48th Highlanders of Canada with arms reversed during the unveiling and dedication of The Regiment’s memorial at Queen’s Park, Toronto 11 Nov 1923 in remembrance of the 61 Officers and 1,406 Non-Commissioned Officers and Men who died during World War I.
The memorial window in The Regiment’s church (St Andrew’s Church in Toronto), depicts a Sergeant in Full Dress of the 48th Highlanders with arms reversed.
Sentries in period uniforms such as the one shown here dressed as Sgt of the 15th Battalion CEF, are a regular part of The Regiment’s annual 11 Nov Remembrance Day parade
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