Collection

Housser Collection

Title

Collection of Military Medals Belonging to John G. Housser

Name Access

Housser, John G.

Original Owner

John G. Housser

Subject Access

1930S

1940s

WWII

Awards

Military

Old Boy

Category

Personal Artifacts

Sub-Category

Ceremonial Artifact

Start Date

1936

End Date

1945

Description

A collection of thirteen military medals with ribbons. Medals attached to velvet backing.

Public Description

A collection of military medals belonging to Brigadier General John G. Housser 1933. Between 1936 and 1937, Housser served as Second Lieutenant of the Royal Grenadiers, and, in 1938, he joined the Royal Regiment of Canada. He volunteered for active military service in 1939, serving in Iceland's "Z" Force (1940), in England (1941-1942), and at the battle of Dieppe in France (1942). In 1942, Housser was taken as a Prisoner-of War and detained in Eichstätt, Germany in Offlag 7B until the end of the Second World War in 1945.

Material

Metal

Cloth

Culture

Old Boys

Number Of Parts

13

Accession No.

2022-738

Type

Artifact

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