1962 - Presented to The Sergeant's Mess Canadian Grenadier Guards by G.R. Whiston MBE, ED, AdeC (1909-1977) - Lieutenant Colonel Commanding (1957-1962)

Object/Artifact

Musée Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum

Name/Title

1962 - Presented to The Sergeant's Mess Canadian Grenadier Guards by G.R. Whiston MBE, ED, AdeC (1909-1977) - Lieutenant Colonel Commanding (1957-1962)

Description

1962 - A silver Henry Birks & Sons table oil lamp lighter presented to The Sergeant's Mess Canadian Grenadier Guards by George Roy Whiston MBE, ED, AdeC (1909-1977) - Lieutenant Colonel Commanding (1957-1962) ABOUT THE CGG OFFICER - Lieutenant-Colonel George Roy Whiston, MBE, ED, AdeC Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1909, Lieut.-Col. George Roy Whiston joined The Canadian Grenadier Guards during WW2 and rose to become Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding in the post war period. He had two brothers (Stanley Hudson & Herbert Emile) who served in the RCAF. The younger brother, Pilot Officer Herbert Emile Joseph Whiston, originally joined CGG with LCol George Roy Whiston, but after transferring to the 22nd Squadron in the UK, he was killed in action on 19 August 1941.

Created By

Zarina Carlevaris

Create Date

August 2, 2022

Updated By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Update Date

June 4, 2025