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04-08-09, 04:23
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MiD citations
MiD citations are rare, particularly after D-Day. I have a reference called 'Courage and Service' by Service Publications that will probably include it if it exists. Post or PM a name and I can take a alook.
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#2
04-08-09, 04:36
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Thank you for the offer but I have that CD. It lists the MID but there is no write-up. There were some on micro-film included with the War Diary so I assumed there was a write -up on each one. Maybe a hit or miss thing? Thx Brian
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#3
04-08-09, 22:26
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MiD citations
Citations were not required, so generally aren't available in official sources. I've had some success with the Reginas using an Awards file located in their archives that includes a variety of citations, many of which were never submitted. By inference you can sometimes get some details on the likely origin of the award.
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24-02-10, 03:21
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Did find a tidbit of info. The 8th recce personnel involved in the Dieppe raid were "special communications officers" whatever that means. Cheers Brian
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#5
06-03-10, 11:37
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Can the Canadians tell us how many troops landed at Dieppe? We visited there last year and can see how the tanks had trouble getting off the beach even without opposing fire.
A thing I find interesting about the list of participating units above is how heterogenus the force was. Was the reason they were so fragmented (must have caused huge command and control problems) everyone realized it was a suicide mission from the outset and they did not want to risk wiping out an entire single major formation? Everyone knows a star team will beat a team of stars every time. Just a note on the Hon before the captain's name. It is like General Sir Douglas Haig. This stands for Captain, the honorable, Bill Smith. Meaning he was the son of a Lord or Baron. The British Army still use this title in formal documents but in day to day military correspondence he would normally just be referred to as Captain Bill Smith. Your fellow was either a Brit attached to the Canadians or a Canadian holding on to his hereditary title. Lang Last edited by Lang; 07-03-10 at 03:48.
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#6
23-08-10, 01:37
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calgary regiment at dieppe
my uncle corporal Roy Watson was commanding "BLUEBELL" on the dieppe raid with george volk, doug brownlee, trooper milburn and Q/CPL william mcbryan. the regiment has been very helpful and i recently met trooper Ray Gillburt who was with Roy on the raid in a tank named "BEEFY". he knew Roy very well . god bless george bisset
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