File contains a completed printed form listing the members of the no. 6 Company of the 49th Regiment Hastings Rifles in 1903. The members are listed by place of residence, age , marital status and rank.
File contains several newspaper articles from the Ontario Intelligencer regarding the training of the Quinte Sea Cadet Corps, and a proposal in September, 1960 to build new docks to accommodate the needs of the Cadet Corps.
File contains three manuscript letters received by Lt. Col. W.N. Ponton : a) 29 April 1901, received from Andrew Thompson concerning a militia speech given by the correspondent. b) 8 February 1901, received from E.B. [Edwards?] regarding the submission of suggestions by Lt. Col Ponton to the Government of Canada for changes to the militia. c) [undated] from G.G. Stone of Militia and Defence, Canada offering thanks for a performance of the Deseronto Band before members of the Department of Militia and Defence, Canada.
File contains four manuscript envelopes addressed to W.N. Ponton. Cancelled Canadian stamps are present on the envelopes. Items are derived from the W.N. Ponton Military Papers.
File contains a photocopied, printed alphabetical list of individuals who served in World War One who were residents of Belleville, prior to, during or following the War. Those killed in action are identified.
File contains a printed booklet entitled 2nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force Bulletin. Includes news of the war and a list of officers, staff, regimental N.C.Os and men belonging to the 2nd Battalion by company in World War I.
File contains typescript correspondence between Lt. Col. W.N. Ponton and the Canadian Department of Militia and Defence concerning requests for accurate lists of casualties among Canadian soldiers serving with the British Expeditionary Force. Includes a letter of complaint dated 13 July 1915 by Lt. Col. Ponton regarding the failure of the department to provide notification of the hospitalization of his son, Capt. H.D. Ponton.
File contains a printed programme for a ceremony of consecration of the Colours of the 80th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, at the Belleville Armouries, 20 April 1916.
File contains a typescript copy of a letter dated 23 July 1934 from Gordon Walmsley, Barrister and Solicitor, Picton, Ontario to Lt. Col. A.V. Yates concerning the preparation of a summary history of the Argyll Light Infantry.
File contains several newspaper articles concerning a pilgrimage of Canadian veterans and politicians to Vimy Ridge on July 26, 1936 to mark the erection of a memorial in honour of Canadian soldiers who perished at Vimy Ridge and during other battles of the Great War.
File contains two newspaper articles dated 3 September 1964 and 5 November 1968, providing historical retrospectives on the declaration of W.W.II on September 3, 1939 and Canada's entry into the War.
File contains a newspaper article dated 17 March 1964 regarding a carved 'mascot' of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment , which was created in 1940 by Pembroke artist Abe Patterson and was carried into battle during World War II.
File contains a newspaper article dated 27 May 1957 concerning an inspect of the Hastings and Prince Edward militia unit by Col. M.E. Clark. Also contains a newspaper article of 5 June 2004 regarding the European re-enactment of the Normandy landing on D-Day.
File contains four printed copies of The Twenty-First Battalion Communique which contains news items and historical retrospectives related to the 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario) of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
File contains a colour geological map of the province of Ontario ca. 1958, displaying the rock composition underlying the soil throughout the province.