CGG Did you Know? CGG has several connections with the poem “In Flanders Fields” Written and researched by Michael A. Excerpt from “Fall in the Guards” written and researched by Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet Lt., (ret.) – excerpt from “Fall in the Guards”. 2024 In Flanders Fields ” is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written […]
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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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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 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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