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Woven Belt

A colour photograph of a cotton woven belt with a leather end and metal clasp. Stripes of earth-toned colour run along its edges while a lime green stripe runs up the middle.

Collection of King’s Own Calgary Regiment Museum, Calgary, Alberta

cotton, leather, metal, 93.6 x 4.1 cm, Second World War

Lieutenant Bryce Douglas was serving with the 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment) when he was taken prisoner on August 19, 1942 during the Dieppe Raid. He was held in a German prisoner of war camp for officers, Oflag VII-B, until he was liberated in April 1945. He made this belt while captive using craft materials supplied by the YMCA.