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Housser 1933 - Army Jacket

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