Collection

Housser Collection

Title

Army Jacket Belonging to John G. Housser

Name Access

Housser, John G.

Original Owner

John G. Housser

Subject Access

WWII

1930S

1940s

Clothing

Old Boy

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

Clothing - Outerwear

Start Date

1936

End Date

1958

Description

A Canadian army dress blouse in olive green. On the lower left arm is a patch of four chevrons with a crown.

Public Description

An army jacket worn by John G. Housser in WWII. The patches on the arm indicate that at the time Housser was a Sergeant. 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

Wool

Culture

Old Boys

Number Of Parts

1

Accession No.

2022-739

Type

Artifact

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