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Arthur Robert Percy Hughes - Papers, 1933 - 1978

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Item 1 -- Pedigree of 'Hughes of Gwerclas' to 1932. (printed; 1 leaf) [FRAGILE]

    Item 2 -- Copy of the Commission of Arthur Robert Hughes to 2nd Lieutenant, Ceylon Engineers, 21 July 1933.

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

    Item 4 -- Transcript of citation from 'The London Gazette', dated 17 December 1946, by The Heraldry Society regarding honors awarded to Captain A.R. Hughes, Indian Signal Corps. (holograph; 1 leaf)

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

    Item 6 -- Photograph (210 mm x 190 mm; black and white) of Lieutenant Colonel A.R. Hughes of a painting done in Changi Jail, Singapore, by Henk Brouwer, dated 2 August 1944.

    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 -- Grant of Arms to Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Robert Percy Hughes, 30 September 1968.

    Items 9 and 10 -- Two Ex-Libris bookplates for Lieutenant Colonel A.R. Hughes.

    Item 11 -- 'The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem' newsletter, No. 29, 1st Quarter, 1978. (printed; 2 leaves, folded)

  • Other Id

    947 (Presto content ID)

    MS-591-8 (Reference Number)

    3441 (DBTextworks system ID)

    70/34 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Arthur Robert Percy Hughes - Papers, 1933 - 1978
  • Primary Maker

     Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hughes

  • Date
    1933-1978
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (11 items)

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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