Presentationn of Colours 1945 - Battalion Inspection
Entry/Object ID
2017x.21.11
Description
A photograph of Lieutenant General Henry D. G. Crerar, Commander of the 1st Canadian Army, inspecting members of "A" Company of his Headquarters Defence Battalion (R.M.R.) on the occasion of the presentation of new Colours to the Battalion on July 10, 1945, at Amersfoort, Holland. Escorting General Crerar on his left is Major Matthew A. Willis who commanded the Battalion. Behind General Crerar is the Battalion RSM G.H. Quinn, while behind Major Willis is Captain C.J. Emblem.
Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Crerar, Henry Duncan Graham, Willis, Matthew Alexander, Quinn, Gordon Hadrian, Emblem, Clifford Joseph
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Amersfoort
Country
Netherlands
Continent
Europe
Made/Created
Date made
Jul 10, 1945
Research Notes
Notes
Note: This particular photograph has been marked for cropping with a notation on the reverse stating "This one is going to the press."
