Black and white photo of Pte Calvin Hughes, on left, and fellow member of 134th Battalion, 48th Highlanders both standing in tunic, kilt with leather sporran, glengarry, hose with khaki spats and holding swagger stick. The postcard photo was taken by H.E. Poole, 91 Queen St. West, Toronto. On the rear of the card, written in pencil is the signature “Pte Calvin Hughes” and “To Mrs. M. Hughes, 43 Ellerbeck. Photo taken in late 1915 or early 1916. Once in England Hughes was transferred to the 4th Battalion and suffered a gunshot wound in the thigh during the “Last 100 Days” of the war.

Also in the Hughes donation is: a) postcard from Surrey, England, b) Certificate of Military Instruction, c) Dispersal Certificate, d) Pension final statement 1931, e) Returned Soldiers’ Insurance receipt 1923, f) letter from Pension Commissioners, 1919, g) two blackened 134th Battalion badges – collar and headgear sizes.