The file contains 2 original copies of the publication "The Elevator" dated April 1919, Belleville High School, a complete Honour Roll of the School and photographs of many of its soldier members.
File contains a manuscript rebellion losses claim submitted to the Provincial Government by David Purdy for losses incurred during the Rebellion of 1837.
File contains a manuscript claim submitted to the Provincial Government by Robert Wallis for services as Special Constable during the Rebellion of 1837.
File contains a manuscript claim submitted to the Provincial Government for services rendered by James Gilbert while conducting prisoners from Belleville to Kingston and serving as Sergeant of the House in 1837.
File contains a manuscript statement of losses submitted by Hugh Fairman to the Provincial Government for damages resulting from imprisonment in 1837-1838 under conditions which led to the loss of eyesight.
File contains a manuscript claim submitted to the Provincial Government in 1845 by Ensign Hugh Hays for 17 days service in Capt. Frasier's militia company in 1837.
File contains typescript correspondence from Leslie Whitford to Mrs. J.W. Sargent Secretary, Hastings County Historical Society March 6-March12, 1964 concerning the 1871 annual inspection of the Grand Trunk Railway Brigade in Belleville under the command of Captains Nunn and Crowther. Also contains a photocopied article entitled “The Grand Trunk Railway Brigade” by Barbara Wilson, concerning special militia units composed of employees of the Grand Trunk Railway authorized by Canadian Order in Council in 1867 to act in states of emergency (published in the Canadian Army Journal 17 (2) in 1963).
File contains original manuscript and typescript copies of correspondence and ledger sheets relating to the planning and execution of the Dominion Day Military demonstration and parade In Belleville, for which Lt. Col W.N. Ponton served as an organizer.
File contains typescript and manuscript correspondence and completed applications of Belleville men enlisting in the Canadian Regiment for service in the Boer War. Also contains typescript copies of reports on the preparations of the Argyll Light Infantry for departure for South Africa. Also present is a printed poster with photographs of a soldier demonstrating the semaphore alphabet and numerical signs ca. 1900.
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 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 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.