Details on Dieppe 1942 raid

Dieppe1942 · #1 15-04-07, 17:36

I was wondering if someone had details on the 1942 Dieppe raid that could help me in my research. My great uncle died there (Private Ronald Neveu (B66758) of the Royal Regiment of Canada) and I just found out not long ago that he was burried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery. My family always thought he was among the "unknowns" at the Dieppe cemetery where most of those who died that day are burried, many relatives went there to pay tribute for his memory. I've made several researches on the web and nothing could explain why he rests about 200 km away from his landing point (blue beach), along with 24 other soldiers who fell that same day.

Plus, anyone know where I could find the R. R. C. war diaries for the years 1939-1942?

Thanks for the help,

Pierre

Mark W. Tonner · #2 15-04-07, 18:57

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Originally posted by Dieppe1942
Plus, anyone know where I could find the R. R. C. war diaries for the years 1939-1942?

Pierre;

The War Diaries are held by Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa, Ontario) and can only be viewed there.

The references for the years 1939-1942 are:

Reference: RG24 , National Defence , Series C-3 , Volume 15224
Serial : 183 , Access code: 90
File Title: Royal Regiment of Canada
Outside Dates: 1939/09-1940/04
Finding Aid number: 24-60
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Reference: RG24 , National Defence , Series C-3 , Volume 15225
Serial : 183 , Access code: 90
File Title: Royal Regiment of Canada
Outside Dates: 1940/05-1941/10
Finding Aid number: 24-60
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Reference: RG24 , National Defence , Series C-3 , Volume 17510
Serial : 183 , Access code: 90
File Title: Royal Regiment of Canada
Outside Dates: 1941/11-1942/12
Finding Aid number: 24-60
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Reference: RG24 , National Defence , Series C-3 , Volume 15226
Serial : 183 , Access code: 90
File Title: Royal Regiment of Canada
Outside Dates: 1942/08
Finding Aid number: 24-60

The home page for Library and Archives Canada is located here.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Jordan Baker · #3 15-04-07, 19:14

I have noticed that too. There are a number of soldiers who died during the raid buried all along the coast. I believe these were ones who had been washed out to sea and the current carried them along the coast.

Mark W. Tonner · #4 15-04-07, 20:09

Dieppe1942 · #5 15-04-07, 20:50

@ Mark W. Tonner

Thanks for all the links, some valuable infos in there. I've looked on the site of Library and Archives Canada and we can order copies of the documents, but at 40 cents / page I guess it would be cheaper to get there.

I had already read some of the reports you pointed out but was missing some of them, thanks again!

@ Jordan Baker

Thats the only explanation that make sense for me too. I read some accounts of wounded soldiers that were taken to Rouen hospital, those who later died were buried in that city. Was wondering if something like that could have happened. Saw also somewhere else that the soldiers who were buried right after the raid (in cemeteries close to where they were found) were later exhumate and reburied in the cimetiere des Vertues (Dieppe).

Pierre

Alex Blair (RIP) · #6 13-08-07, 16:12

War Amps documentary marks 65th anniversary of Dieppe raid
OTTAWA, Aug. 13 /CNW Telbec/ - As Canadians remember the 65th anniversary
of the Dieppe raid on August 19th, The War Amps has re-released its
award-winning documentary DIEPPE: Don't Call it a Failure.
The raid on Dieppe, the French seaside port across the channel from
England, has been the subject of many books and films. Most labelled the
assault, carried out primarily by the Canadian 2nd Division, as a monumental
failure. In the minds of many Canadians, Dieppe was a major political blunder
and a result of flawed generalship.
War Amps CEO Cliff Chadderton, who produced the documentary, points out
that Canadians seldom see anything about the outstanding courage shown by the
troops themselves. "Moreover, there is even a somewhat insidious suggestion
that the Canadians were all too willing to surrender," he added.
"Dieppe survivors repeatedly asked us to tell the positive side of the
story. This documentary tells how the lessons of Dieppe saved thousands of
Canadian lives on the D-Day invasion in Normandy nearly two years later," said
Chadderton, himself a Normandy veteran.
The documentary features several rarely-seen paintings by German war
artists showing enemy views of the raid, and also includes original music by
the late Canadian singer and songwriter Barry Campbell of Collingwood,
Ontario. More information, as well as a two-minute vignette based on the
documentary, can be viewed on The War Amps Web site at
www.waramps.ca/military/video/wwii/ddcf.php
Part of The War Amps Military Heritage Documentary Series, it has been
distributed to regular and community channels across Canada. Like all War Amps
documentaries, it was funded by corporate donations. It is available in both
English and French (DVD or VHS) at a cost recovery price of $12 by using E-ZEE
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barriefield-brian · #7 14-08-07, 00:07

Your local library can order in the micro-film for you to view.Just pick the film numbers you want from the site. You can then print the pages you like. Brian

Alex Blair (RIP) · #8 19-08-07, 19:29

Aug 19, 2007 09:00 ET
Veterans Affairs Canada/Day Two: Canada Remembers the 65th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid
DIEPPE, FRANCE--(Marketwire - Aug. 19, 2007) - Canadian Veterans were treated to a hero's welcome in France today as they returned to this coastal town to mark the 65th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. In a spontaneous outpouring of gratitude and admiration, spectators lined the streets of Dieppe to pay an emotional tribute to the Veterans who are in France as part of the Government of Canada's official delegation.

"The reception we received from the people of Dieppe and visitors to the town was truly remarkable and moving," said Minister Thompson, who is leading the Canadian delegation that also includes representatives of Veterans' organizations, parliamentarians and youth. "As our Veterans made their way through the town, people started applauding, taking pictures and, in many cases, reaching out in a bid to touch and say 'thank you' to their Canadian heroes.

"After 65 years, they have not forgotten the sacrifices that were made for their freedom," said Minister Thompson.

On August 19, 1942, almost 5,000 members of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division landed on the shores of Dieppe, as part of Operation Jubilee. The landing would prove to be Canada's single costliest day of the Second World War with more than 3,300 casualties, including 913 Canadians who lost their lives that day or died later from their wounds. Another 1,946 Canadians were taken prisoners of war.

But Allied commanders would later credit the Dieppe Raid for sparking strategic and tactical innovations that would save many other lives during the Normandy landings on D-Day two years later.

On this second day of their trip, members of the Canadian delegation also visited the Cimetiere des Vertus (Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery) where they honoured the 707 Canadians buried there; the Square du Canada, where the Dieppe-Canada Monument recognizes the ties between Canada and Normandy; and Saint-Sever Cemetery in Rouen where 27 Canadians, who died as a result of the Dieppe Raid, are buried. Sister Agnes-Marie Valois, a nurse who cared for many of the Canadians wounded during the Raid, met with Veterans at the Saint-Sever Cemetery.

Canadians also gathered at home to mark the 65th anniversary with ceremonies today and leading up to today in Ottawa, Dieppe, New Brunswick, Longueuil, Quebec and Iqaluit, Nunavut.

More information on in-Canada and overseas events, including reports and photos, can be found on the Veterans Affairs Canada Web site at www.vac-acc.gc.ca.

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