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File contains a booklet, a photocopy, and a microfilm copy of "A Short History & Photographic Record of the Cape Breton Highlanders 185th Overseas Battalion C.E.F." that features photographs and details such as rank, regimental number and origins, of the officers, infantry, and other groups of the battalion.

Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlander Major Sylvester B. MacKinnon standing in front of a military vehicle in France on the way to North-West Europe following the conclusion of fighting in Italy.

Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlander (A Company) Captain Archibald, of Truro, N.S., who was killed in combat on May 25, 1944, and is buried at the Cassino War Cemetery.

Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlander Major Sylvester B. MacKinnon and an unidentified Canadian soldier standing in front of a tank in Holland.

Item is a photograph of two unidentified Canadian soldiers standing next to a military vehicle with various parts laid on the ground before it. The vehicle is marked with the number 51 which identifies the unit but is unknown.

Item is a photograph of men at a C.B.H. Reunion. The photograph was taken in a living room.

Item is a photograph of people seated at banquet tables at a Cape Breton Highlander Reunion.

Item is a photograph of people seated at banquet tables at a Cape Breton Highlander Reunion.

Item is a photograph of the Cape Breton Highlanders arriving in Italy, with piper John MacMillan in the foreground.

Item is a photograph of the Cape Breton Highlanders and band at Broughton, WWI.

Item is a photograph of the Cape Breton Highlanders (G.O.C. and Staff M.D. 6 and Officers of the 1st Bn., 85th Bn. C.E.F.) taken in August 1925.

Item is a photograph of four members of the Cape Breton Highlanders during the First World War. Those pictured are identified as J.W. MacKenzie of Boularderie, D.N. MacDonald, David Livingstone of Boularderie, and Lt. Paul MacGillivary of Antigonish.

Item is a photograph of two members of the Cape Breton Highlanders taken during the First World War. The two members, identified as D.J. MacDonald and Harold Wadden of the 85th Battalion, are both standing in uniform in front of a wall.

Item is a photograph of two members of the Cape Breton Highlanders taken during the First World War. The two members, identified as D.N. MacLeod and Frank Robbins of the 85th Battalion, are both standing in uniform in front of a wall.

Item is a photograph of five members of the Cape Breton Highlanders taken during the First World War. Four of them are identified from as Tom Buckley, Michael MacLean, Wilson MacLean, Lieut. P. MacDonald (94th Battalion).

Item is a photograph of Officers of the 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) taken on the steps of a chateau in Lozinghem, France. The officers are wearing their newly issued kilts. J.A. MacKinnon is identified as the sixth from the left in the second row.

Item is a photograph of the 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) taken on the steps of a chateau in Lozinghem, France.

Item is a photograph of the Cape Breton Highlanders at Sydney's Centennial Celebrations.

Item is a photograph of the Cape Breton Highlanders at Sydney's Centennial Celebrations.

Item is a photograph of the Cape Breton Highlanders at Sydney's Centennial Celebrations.

Item is a photograph of soldiers from the "A" Company, Cape Breton Highlanders in Bolsward, Holland, celebrating the end of World War II in Germany. The man step dancing in the center is identified as Louis Michael Broussard of Pomquet, N.S. Also identified are Leo ? of New Waterford, Earl [?]ilson of Sydney, Hikam Connelly of Annapolis Valley, McLeod (with fiddle) of Inverness, White of Halifax, and Curtis of Sydney with the rest being unidentified.

Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders at VE Day celebrations.

Item is a duplicate copy of an unidentified list of members of the Cape Breton Highlanders during World War II. The list notes each soldier's regimental number, rank, name and which company they belong to.

Collection consists of records related to the Cape Breton Highlanders including documentation spanning a century of service. Various iterations of the unit are included beginning with the 94th Victoria Regiment "Argyll Highlanders," 185th Overseas Battalion Cape Breton Highlanders, Cape Breton Highlanders (World War II), 2nd Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton Highlanders) as well as records of the Cape Breton Highlanders Association. The records focus heavily on activity during World War 2 and post-war service by members of the Association.

Item is a pamphlet containing a collection of wartime songs, some written about the Cape Breton Highlanders. Many of the songs within the pamphlet were written by people from Cape Breton.