The Dieppe Raid - August 19, 1942

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Sunday, March 31, 2019

David Lloyd Hart 1917 - 2019

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(CP) Honorary Col. David Lloyd Hart, a decorated Second World War veteran who was the Canadian Army's oldest and longest-serving officer...
Monday, February 15, 2016

Pte. John Abernethy (Jack) Poolton - Royal Regiment of Canada

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Heroes Remember: The Dieppe Raid

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

Dieppe Raid (By Commandos) - (Reconnaissance in Force)

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(5:50)Flight Sergeant William Aldcorn, Gouverneur, Saskatchewan, is rescued by the Royal Navy after being shot down by flak in Spitfire Vb...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Close Up - The Canadian Raid on Dieppe - Part 4 (1962)

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4:00 General Montgomery: "Compromise on this. Compromise on the bombing. Compromise on everything. It's no good." 5:03 Int...
Monday, December 1, 2014

Flt. Lt. John Morrow 'Jack' Godfrey - No. 412 Squadron

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Flight Lieutenant Jack Godfrey wrote the following letter to his wife: "Here am after the most hectic and exciting day of my life. We...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Flying Officer George Garrett Davidson - No. 412 Squadron

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Flying Officer George Garrett Davidson, only son of Mrs. J. A. Davidson, 37 Palace St.,Brantford, Ontario, achieved an outstanding record ...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Acting Flight Lieutenant Donald James Mathew Blakeslee - No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron

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No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron Operations Record Book noted their first sortie to Dieppe: “Every dog has his day and on the 19th August N...

Acting Squadron Leader Chesley Gordon Peterson, D.F.C. - No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron

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Distinguished Service Order Citation: “This officer has completed a large number of sorties over enemy-occupied territory. He has at all ...
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Barry Hamblin - No. 242 Squadron

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Shortly after I arrived at 242 Squadron in Turnhouse, (April 1942) an experienced Flying Officer named “Benny” Benham arrived, and was pr...
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