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Housser 1933 - Military Beret

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Material
Cloth
Description
A navy beret with two patches on the front. One patch is for the Royal Regiment of Canada, and the crest of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Collection
Housser Collection
Title
The Royal Regiment of Canada Beret Belonging to John G. Housser
Name Access
Housser, John G.
Original Owner
John G. Housser
Subject Access
1930S
1940s
Clothing
Military
Old Boy
Category
Clothing
Sub-Category
Clothing - Headwear
Start Date
1936
End Date
1958
Description
A navy beret with two patches on the front. One patch is for the Royal Regiment of Canada, and the crest of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Public Description
A military beret belonging to 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
Cloth
Culture
Old Boys
Number Of Parts
1
Accession No.
2022-743
Type
Artifact
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