Musée Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum

A Tribute to Samuel Moe Hurwitz from Bergen op Zoom,

The following is a letter sent to the Regiment via email from two citizens of Bergen op Zoom (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɛrɣə(n) ɔp ˈsoːm] ⓘ;[a] called Berrege [ˈbɛrəɣə] in the local dialect) is a city in the municipality in southwestern Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, at the provincial border with Zeeland. ‘Dear Grenadier’s, Because of the […]
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CGG Museum Artifact – THE GILLETTE ‘KHAKI SET’ CANADIAN ISSUED SHAVING KIT DURING WW2

THE GILLETTE ‘KHAKI SET’ CANADIAN ISSUED SHAVING KIT DURING WW2 By Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet, retired.              An original 1932 model Gillette Canada Khaki set shaving kit issued to members of the 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment during WW2 currently on display at the Musée Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum – Montreal, PQ, Canada   Sometimes the […]
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Famous Canadian Artist, 245th Battalion Canadian Grenadier Guards

FAMOUS CANADIAN ARTIST COMMISSIONED FROM THE RANKS (245th Battalion CGG) JOINED THE BRITISH IMPERIAL ARMY Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Hewton “Canadian Mountain River” Oil on Canvass painted circa 1920 by Randolph Stanley Hewton, RCA, MC Acquired as part of the ‘Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection’ in 2024   We would like to thank Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet for sharing this information with cgg.ca HEWTON, Randolf […]
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