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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