1912 - Rare (one of only 36) 1854 Pattern 1st Regiment, Grenadier Guards of Canada Levee Sword (MHR Trust) - named to Lieutenant Kenneth C. Campbell (60th Bn CEF KIA June 6, 1916)
1912 - Rare (one of only 36) 1854 Pattern 1st Regiment, Grenadier Guards of Canada Levee Sword (MHR Trust) - named to Lieutenant Kenneth C. Campbell (60th Bn CEF KIA June 6, 1916)
Description
For Museum records only - Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection
*** FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY - ARTIFACT NOT PART OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ***
Levee sword to the 1st Regiment, Canadian Grenadier Guards of Montreal. The sword dates to the raising of the regiment (1911) and is believed to be one of only 36 swords ordered by the Regiment when it was stood up. The sword exhibits the first name of the regiment (1st Regiment, Grenadier Guards of Canada) which was opposed by the British War Office
7 of the original Levee swords are known to still exist:
1 - Royal Montreal Regiment (R.M.R.) Officer's Mess - Named to Captain Stacie (1st Regt. GGoC) and used as the Commanding Officer's Sword
2 - Lt. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection named to Lt. Kenneth C Campbell (KIA June 6 1916)
3 - Private Collection (Clive Law GGFG Archives)
4 - Private Collection - Sold in 2019 (Ontario)
5 - Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum (Montreal) attributed to Major Robert Matthew Griffith
6 - Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum (Montreal) unattributed
7 - Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum (Donated by family) named to Major Henry Frederick King
