Collection

Housser Collection

Title

Arctic Campaign Medal Belonging to John G. Housser

Name Access

Housser, John G.

Original Owner

John G. Housser

Subject Access

1930S

1940s

WWII

Military

Awards

Category

Personal Artifacts

Sub-Category

Ceremonial Artifact

Start Date

1936

End Date

1958

Description

A silver medal with a blue and white stripe ribbon.

Public Description

A British medal for the Arctic Campaign of WWII 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

Metal

Cloth

Number Of Parts

1

Accession No.

2022-753

Type

Artifact

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