1915 - May - CGG Silver Spoon manufactured by Henry Birks & Sons (Montreal) belonging to Guardsman John Edward Hastie (1896-1972) - Executive Vice President of Gillette Canada
1915 - May - CGG Silver Spoon manufactured by Henry Birks & Sons (Montreal) belonging to Guardsman John Edward Hastie (1896-1972) - Executive Vice President of Gillette Canada
Scope and Content
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 ***
1915 - a CGG Silver Spoon manufactured by Henry Birks & Sons (Montreal belonging to Guardsman John Edward Hastie - Executive Vice President of Gillette Canada (1935-1960)
ABOUT THE CGG SOLDIER
Pte JOHN EDWARD HASTIE (1896-1972), CGG Member and Executive Vice President – Gillette Canada
Private - 1st Regiment CGG / Private - 1st Quebec Regiment CEF / Officer Pilot Cadet RFC / RAF
Private John Edward Hastie was born in Montreal Canada and joined and served with the 1st Regiment, Grenadier Guards of Canada (CGG) from 1912-1915. (one of 3 Hastie men to join our Regiment (177419 Addison Charles Hastie, and 177557 Harry Nelson Hastie).
He later transferred to the RAF in 1918, and after the war, served as VP of Gillette Canada and rose within the Montreal Shriners organization. He survived until 1970.During WW1, he enlisted with the 1st Depot Quebec Regiment in May 1918 before being approved by DND to enlist directly as an Aviator Officer Pilot Cadet with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and later Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1918. He returned to Montreal and was promoted rapidly within Gillette Canada where he became Executive Vice-President. He was responsible for the entire operational delivery of Gillette products to The Canadian Army during WW2 and was also the great uncle of CGG’s Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (ret.).
