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1972.037.010

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1972.037

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WW II Battledress Tunic of BGen Lett

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CANADIAN ARMY IN WORLD WAR II

L'ARMÉE CANADIENNE PENDANT LA DEUXIÈME GUERRE MONDIALE

WW II Battledress Tunic of BGen Lett

WW II Battledress tunic of a Brigadier General, 2nd Division [Believed to be Brigadier General Sherwood Lett who was at the 1942 Dieppe Raid in France with 2nd Canadian Infantry Division]. Sherwood Lett, CBE DSO MC ED KC (August 1, 1895 – July 2, 1964) was a Canadian soldier, lawyer, diplomat, and jurist. During World War I, he enlisted with the Irish Fusiliers of Canada and later transfered to the 46th Battalion. He was wounded in 1918 and awarded the Military Cross. CEF Service File attached. In 1939, he rejoined the Canadian Army as a Brigadier and was the Commanding Officer of the South Saskatchewan Regiment in England in 1941. In 1942, he was the Commanding Officer of the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade which fought at The Battle of Dieppe. During this campaign he was wounded and received the Distinguished Service Order. After recovering, he was the Deputy Chief of the General Staff from 1943 to 1944. In 1944, he resumed command of the 4th Canadian Brigade and took part in the Battle of Normandy where he was wounded. He was later made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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