File consists of photographs, textual records, and newspaper clippings. Listed below are individual items including; Textual Records: Historical Sketch of B Squadron, Historical Sketch of the 8th Hussars Squadron Diary Change of Command Parade Presentation of the Guidon to the 8CH Photographs: The beginning of the regiment Radley Walters Centurions Sherman Tank Radley Walter with other officers Inspection of troops German, Fort Beausejour Inspection of Troops Cleaning Centurions Sennerlager 1960 Soldiers in various poses B Squadron during Operation Holdfast Hohne Gun Camp 1961 Gymkhana Week 1962; tug-of-war, 8CH cake Lieutenant-Colonel JW Quinn Officers at work Tank Hangers with Centurions Gagetown 1964; Centurions in the field Petawawa 1965; Militia Training Change of Command Parade Farewell to Egypt and Germany to B and C Squadrons Patrol Course B Squadron in Cyprus; Ferret Scout Cars, 1st Troop Guidon Parade The Green Line Club Medals Parade; RECCE platoon, B Squadron Demonstrations for the Military Conference Exercise Pot Pourri Death of Trooper Leonard Nass Funeral of Leonard Nass 1966 Newspaper clippings; "At Camp Gagetown," "The Blue Beret" "8CH (PL) Exercise Pot Pourri"
Subseries consists of correspondence regarding Battle Honours - procuring battle Honours in the War of 1914-1918. March 1 1967 Correspondence - 5th Armoured Regiment World War 2 Battle Honours
Subseries consists of blueprints and maps of Sussex Armoury 1977. Also a file on construction engineering of Sussex Armoury. Also included is a folder that has 3 copies of the World Wide Weekly defence News, June, July , and August 1997.
This item consists primarily of typed documents including orders from the Camp Commandant, brigade orders, camp orders, general staff orders, tactical schemes, appendices to camp orders, after orders, lists of administrative staff. These documents include details about personnel, organization, training activities, sanitation procedures, and miscellaneous activities and events.
This subseries consists of 3 blank invitations to Change of Command at Petawawa, pamphlet for Change of Command Parade , Certificate of Change of Command and Parade Format. Materials on Change of Command planning, Seating Plan, Master Sequence of Events master Seating Plan, sequence of events, Sequence of Events Words of Command and invitation List, memorandum and 5 handwritten pages.
This Sub-series consists of a Circular No. 1 Para. 6 Canteen Funds May 1 1947. Circular Letter No. 2 Conference of Defense Association May 9 1947 , a 3 pages carbon copy of Circular Letter No. 2 Conference of Defense Association May 9 1947. A Letter to Kennedy about Conference May 24 1947, 2 copies Circular No. 5/47 concerning more associations joining the Conference , 3 pages regarding Canteen Funds Committee June 16, 1947 and a Letter to Kennedy about photos and minutes June 26 1947. A Letter to Ernie from Kennedy about Minutes July 8 1947, Letter from Maj.-Gen. Worthington to Col. Buchanan about Royal Canadian Armoured Corps memorial 10 July 1947 To Executive Committee July 22 1947 and a Letter from Kennedy to Ernie concerning Conference . Circular No. 9/47 August 18 1947, Letter from Devitt to Kennedy about photos . A letter from Ernie to Kennedy about Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Memorial , 9 page Department Reply September 10 1947, a Letter from Devitt to Lt. Col. Buchanan September 22 1947 Declining attendance 27 September 1947 , 2 pages Regarding The Executive Committee Meeting September 30 1947 plus a Letter from Devitt to Kennedy October 11 1947 about minutes.