1968 - Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel J.M. Coupland, C.D. to Captain H. Buhring on his Qualification for Field Rank

Name/Title

1968 - Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel J.M. Coupland, C.D. to Captain H. Buhring on his Qualification for Field Rank

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ABOUT THE OFFICER: Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Asmus Ludwig Buhring, OMM, CD, ADC Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Asmus Ludwig Buhring, OMM, CD , ADV who was awarded his Order of Military Merit on June 30th, 1985. He was one of only a handful of CGG Officers to have been LCol Commanding The Canadian Grenadier Guards twice in his career. (1982-1985, and 1972-1976) LCol Buhring is one of at least 12 Canadian Order of Military Merit recipients who have served with CGG during their military careers and was the first CGG Officer to have received the order. Instituted in 1972, The Canadian Order of Military Merit (OMM) is a military honour for merit that is the second highest order (ne st to the order of Canada) administered by the Governor in Council on behalf of the Canadian monarch. A total of 5,285 appointments and promotions to the order have been made in the fifty years from its inception in 1972 to 2022.

Created By

Zarina Carlevaris

Create Date

August 18, 2022

Updated By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Update Date

June 3, 2025