Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MILITARY

Date Range From

1939

Date Range To

1945

Materials

WOOL

No. Pieces

2

Length

72.0

Width

11.4

Description

GREEN WOOL AND TIES.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

BATTLEDRESS IN USE DURING W.W.II. *UPDATE* IN 2012 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT DAVID SMITH CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. HE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH KATHERINE HOYT AND NORMA HARLEY, THE DAUGHTERS OF JOHN W. HOYT. SEE BELOW. JOHN WESLEY HOYT WAS BORN IN LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA IN 1912. HIS FATHER BERTON BEACHER OWNED AND OPERATED HOYT HARDWARE. IN 1941 AT THE AGE OF 28 HE ENLISTED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES. HE SERVED WITH THE 6TH FIELD PARK COMPANY ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS. THE UNIT CHANGED THEIR NAME TO THE 6TH FIELD PARK SQUADRON RCE AND SERVED IN THE UNIT FROM MAY 14, 1940 TO FEBRUARY 19, 1946. DURING HIS SERVICE HE ACHIEVED THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF’S CERTIFICATE, THE 1939-45 STAR, FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR, THE DEFENSE MEDAL, AND THE CANADIAN VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL. WHILE SERVING WITH THE SQUADRON IN LONDON, AT THE AGE OF 31, HOYT WAS MARRIED TO MARGARET BETTY BROAD ON NOVEMBER 6TH 1943, WHO WAS SERVING IN THE BRITISH ARMY AT THE TIME. MARGARET IMMIGRATED TO CANADA SHORTLY AFTER HOYT RETURNED TO LETHBRIDGE FOLLOWING THE END OF THE WWII. AFTER RETURNING TO LETHBRIDGE, HOYT BECAME AWARE OF DOWNSIZING IN THE MILITIA AND BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. HE GOT A JOB WORKING IN THE HARDWARE DEPARTMENT AT ETON’S AND REMAINED THERE FOR 6-7 YEARS BY WHICH TIME THE DOWNSIZING TENSION HAD PASSED AND HE RESUMED HIS CAREER IN THE FORCES. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1952 JOHN HOYT JOINED THE MILITIA AND SERVED WITH THE 33RD FIELD SQUADRON UNTIL MARCH 1, 1965 WHERE HE ACHIEVED THE RANK OF SERGEANT. HOYT PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 1ST AND WAS CREMATED ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 1972. FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING SERVICE RECORDS, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19651553000

Acquisition Date

1965-01

Collection

Museum

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