Collection

Housser Collection

Title

XIV Banner Belonging to John G. Housser

Name Access

Housser, John G.

Original Owner

John G. Housser

Subject Access

1940s

1930S

WWII

Military

Category

Personal Artifacts

Sub-Category

Personal Symbol

Start Date

1936

End Date

1958

Description

A navy triangular banner with a white patch with the black numerals "XIV" (14).

Public Description

A banner belonging to John G. Housser from WWII. 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

Cloth

Culture

Old Boys

Number Of Parts

1

Accession No.

2022-741

Type

Artifact

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