Housser 1933 - Chevron Patches
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- Material
- Cloth
- Description
- Two chevron patches. The first has three white stripes and signifies a Sergeant rank, and the other is a patch that signifies Overseas Service.
- Collection
- Housser Collection
- Title
- Two Patches Belonging to John G. Housser
- Name Access
- Housser, John G.
- Original Owner
- John G. Housser
- Category
- Clothing
- Sub-Category
- Clothing - Accessory
- Start Date
- 1936
- End Date
- 1958
- Description
- Two chevron patches. The first has three white stripes and signifies a Sergeant rank, and the other is a patch that signifies Overseas Service.
- Public Description
- Two military patches belonging to John G. Housser. 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.
- 2022-751
- Type
- Artifact
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