Name/Title
1956 - 9 April - Letter confirming the appointment of Aide-De-Camp by His Excellency Governor General of Canada (HE Vincent Massey) to Lieutenant-Colonel Ivan Patrick Ludger Phelan, MC, CD - LCol Commanding CGG 1954-1957 & Hon. LCol 1974-1979Description
*** For Museum records only - Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection ***
1956 - 9 April - Letter confirming the appointment of Aide-De-Camp by His Excellency The Right Honourable Vincent Massey, PC CH CC CD FRSC who was the Governor General of Canada to Lieutenant-Colonel Ivan Patrick Ludger Phelan, MC, CD - LCol Commanding CGG 1954-1957 and Honourary LCol from 1974 until 1979. This letter also confirms the appointment to all future Commanding Officers of The Canadian Grenadier Guards.
LCol Ivan Patrick Ludger Phelan was a well-respected and well-loved CGG Officer from WW2 best known as Sgt Moe Hurwitz's Troop Commander in 1944. As a Major, Ivan Phelan wrote the very popular "Some Never Die" tribute to Moe Hurwitz in 1946. He would go on after the war to Become Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding CGG during the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II and later as Hon. LCol of the regiment. In civilian life, Ivan P. Phelan was the former Vice President and Secretary of Avon Canada Inc., and twice served as Chairman of the Direct Sellers Association. Through his long association with Avon Canada (1935-1972) and the DSA, Mr. Phelan’s contributions epitomized the entrepreneurial style of those leaders who have made the Direct Selling Industry in Canada the success it is today.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
January 7, 2026Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
June 20, 2026
