Skip header and navigation
St. Andrew's College logo St. Andrew's College Archives
  • Search
  • Help
  • Selections 0
Print
Housser 1933 - Dieppe Raid Patch thumbnail
Toggle Detail View

Housser 1933 - Dieppe Raid Patch

https://archives.sac.on.ca/link/artifacts492
Material
Cloth
Description
A blue shield patch with the embroidered Combined Operations insignia for the Dieppe Raid.
More detail
1 image
Collection
Housser Collection
Title
Dieppe Raid Patch Belonging to John G. Housser
Name Access
Housser, John G.
Original Owner
John G. Housser
Subject Access
Clothing
Military
Old Boy
WWII
1940s
Category
Clothing
Sub-Category
Clothing - Accessory
Start Date
1942
Description
A blue shield patch with the embroidered Combined Operations insignia for the Dieppe Raid.
Public Description
A Dieppe Raid patch 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.
2022-746
Type
Artifact
Images
Housser 1933 - Dieppe Raid Patch thumbnail
Less detail
  • Share
    Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn Pinterest Pinterest
  • Feedback
  • Comment 0
  • More like this
  • Permalink

St. Andrew's College
15800 Yonge Street
Aurora, ON
L4G 3H7 Canada
Tel: 905-727-3178

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Contact
© 2023 St. Andrew's College