Arthur Robert Percy Hughes - Papers, 1933 - 1978

Item 1 -- Printed pedigree (photocopy) of "Hughes of Gwerclas, Barons of Kymmer-yn-Edeirnion" showing parallel descent from Rhodri Mawr, King of Wales, and Charlemagne, Emperor of the West, and converging in the 1600s with the marriage between Humffrey Hughes, of Gwerclas, Baron of Kymmer-yn-Edeirnion, and Magdalene Rogers, heiress of Bryntangor, and continuing down to 1838. (1 x sheet) [FRAGILE]

Item 2 -- Copy of the Commission of Arthur Robert Hughes to Second Lieutenant, Ceylon Engineers, dated 21 July 1933, at Colombo.

Item 3 -- Copy of Commission of Arthur Robert Hughes to Lieutenant-Colonel, Territorial Land Forces of the Dominion of New Zealand, dated 26 February 1951.

Item 4 -- Transcript of an extract from the 'London Gazette', dated 17 December 1946, on Heraldry Society (New Zealand Branch) letterhead regarding honours awarded to Captain A.R. Hughes, Indian Signal Corps, for gallant and distinguished services in Malaya in 1942. (holograph; 1 leaf)

Item 5 -- Citation (photostat) from the 'London Gazette', dated 19 December 1946, regarding Captain A.R. Hughes being mentioned in despatches for distinguished service in the Indian Signal Corps. (1 leaf)

Item 6 -- Photograph (210 x 161 mm; black & white) of a painting of Lieutenant Colonel A.R. Hughes. Painted by Henk Brouwer, Changi Jail, Singapore, 2 August 1944. On the verso is a handwritten overview of the military service of Lt. Col. Hughes.

Item 7 -- Letter (photocopy) from New Zealand Army Headquarters, Wellington, to Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes, dated 15 April 1958, regarding his being posted to the retired list. (typescript; 1 leaf)

Item 8 -- Partly hand-painted photocopy of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Robert Percy Hughes' original Letters Patent granted and assigned to him by Garter, and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms, College of Arms, London, England, on 30 September 1968.

Blazon: Gules a Lion rampant the tail passing between the hind legs Argent supporting with the dexter paw an Eastern Crown Or over all on a Chevron Or between two Cotises engrailed on the outer edge three Fleurs de Lys Sable.

Crest: In front of two Fronds of Fern proper the dexter charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper and the sinister with a Daffodil flower a dexter Cubit Arm in Armour the hand grasping a Sword erect all proper the pommel and hilt Or.

Motto: 'Semper Vigilans' ('Always Vigilant' or 'Ever Watchful').

Items 9 and 10 -- Two Ex-Libris armorial bookplates (138 x 95 mm) featuring the coat of arms of Lt. Colonel A.R. Hughes, KCLJ. The first features the arms in black on a blue-grey background; the second has the arms in a dark green on a clear background. The artist is Thomas Alan Keith-Hill (1910-2000) whose initials are written 'T.A.K-Hill'. The verso of the first plate contains the following annotation: "Book plate design by A T. Keith-Hill, Graystones, Whitchurch Rd., Chester Eng. 'Chevalier' Hill is pseud he is well known illus. of books on heraldry. He is grand keeper of insignia of the Military and Hospitillier [sic] of St. Lazarus."

Item 11 -- Newsletter (No. 29) titled "The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem", 1st Quarter, 1978. (printed; 2 sheets folded to make 8 printed sides)