Education and Pre-war Career
Garnet Hughes was born on Homewood Avenue in Toronto, the first son of Nellie Hughes (née Burk), and Sam Hughes. In 1892, when Garnet was 12, his father was elected to the House of Commons; by 1911, Sam Hughes had risen to the post of Minister of Militia in the government of Sir Robert Borden.
In 1902, Garnet entered the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, taking the top entrance examination score. Whilst there, he rose to battalion sergeant-major, and was awarded the gold medal, and the sword of honour. He was offered a commission with the Royal Engineers at Woolwich, which his father opposed, so for some time he worked as an engineer for the Canadian Northern Railway, and later became Chief Engineer for the Dominion Department of Public Works on Vancouver Island. On arriving in Victoria, British Columbia, Hughes joined the Canadian militia as a part-time officer. In 1913, he, alongside his friend Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Currie, helped form the 50th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders) militia. They took the Militia Staff Course together, and on completion of this Currie was given command of the regiment, and Hughes was given a commission under him as major.
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