Dieppe

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by barriefield-brian

How to start? Ottawas official stand is that the 8th recce were not at the Dieppe raid but in their war diary there were in fact 5 officers and 4 other ranks present. The diary names the officers but not the or's. Anyone know how I can find the names? I have talked with many of the vets but they dont remember who went. My grandfather was maybe one but looking for proof. I know they liberated Dieppe but some were there on the raid. Any help would be appreciated. Thx Brian

Brian
Here is the Order of battle..(Who went)

Who were the officers listed in the diary..??You may want to start there..
The Essex Scottish were there and only one officer survived the raid that wasn't killed,wounded or taken prisoner..
That was Major Father Mike Dalton..and the reason he survived ..he wasn't there..(If I knew the other names I would check Father Mikes diary..there are many men mentioned..)
The night they left on the raid,he was at a meeting for all the service padres and it was such a secret that no one told him they were leaving..just up in the middle of the night and the whole regiment took off.



Events | The Canadians in Order of Battle | The Dieppe Raid : Canadian Army units in the Dieppe raid

Canadian Army units in the Dieppe raid
Canadian Armoured Corps
Royal Canadian Artillery
Canadian Infantry Corps

• 2nd Infantry Division
o 4th Infantry Brigade
• Royal Regiment of Canada
• Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
• Essex Scottish Regiment
o 6th Infantry Brigade
• Fusiliers Mont-Royal
• Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
• South Saskatchewan Regiment
o 5th Infantry Brigade
• Three platoons of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
• Calgary Highlanders
o Toronto Scottish Regiment (Machine Gun)
o 14th Armoured Regiment (Calgary Regiment)
o Detachment of 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
o Detachment of 4th Field Regiment
o Detachments from the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps