Friday, June 10, 2022

Research: Post-Dieppe, Aug. 26 - 31, 1942 (Pt 1)

King's Brother, The Duke of Kent, "Killed on Active Service"

Casualty Lists from Dieppe Raid, and More... 

Front page, top headline from August 26, 1942
Click here to see The Winnipeg Tribune online

Introduction:

The Tribune (and other national and international newspapers) carried news about the Dieppe Raid and associated casualty lists for at least 1 - 2 weeks after the fateful raid took place on August 19, 1942. Readers can link to other news clippings I have collected here - Articles: Dieppe Raid 1942 (Rutter/Jubilee) Parts 1 - 9

The collection above includes clippings from the first week after the raid took place, up to August 24th. This next series of posts extend into the second week after the raid, beginning with the entries below from August 26th. The Winnipeg Tribune continues to be a fine resource for material re Dieppe and other war fronts, with a link provided above, under the top headline. (And more 'editor's research' may take place in the future from other newspapers stored on microfiche at the University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, when time allows).

Below please find a collection of news items, advertisements, editorial cartoons, and related links, material, etc., from the TRIB and other (earlier) research from this site:



The heir to the Duke of Kent visited my fair city of London, Ontario (home to the Duchess of Kent branch of the Canadian Legion), 10 - 15 years ago and I had the pleasure of shaking his hand at 427 Wing (service club) after he was chased inside by an unexpected rain storm. Yes, I broke protocol and should have been severely reprimanded but the Duke chuckled and I chuckled and then we both quickly blended into the crowd. (The same Duke of Kent shared the balcony with Her Majesty the Queen recently as part of the Jubilee celebrations, June, 2022).

Also from the front page, August 26th:


The next photo, from another source, depicts the scene aboard a different type of an Allied landing craft:

German soldiers inspect the landing craft carrying the bodies of
dead Canadian and British soldiers after the Dieppe Raid, 1942
Photo Credit - histomil.com

A large collection of photographs related to the Dieppe Raid can be found here - Photographs: Dieppe Raid 1942 - Operations RUTTER/JUBILEE (Parts 1 - 10)

More clippings from the Trib follow:



The padre's photo appears below from another source along with another news article re the man:

Captain John Foote, Canadian Chaplain Services, was Regimental Chaplain
with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. Photo Credit - ww2today


News clips from the Tribune follow:




The editor does not think "the considerable concentrations" of ships were related to the upcoming invasion of North Africa (Operation TORCH, beginning Nov. 8, 1942). Wouldn't that give the game away? Are they related to Atlantic convoys? Help wanted! Email gordh7700@gmail.com

Another photo from the Dieppe Raid follows. Records suggest about 50 U.S. Rangers were involved in the Dieppe Raid:


More news re Dieppe casualties:
















The following cigarette ad reminded my wife of her parents. "They dressed that way when attending parties or dances at 'the Officers' Mess'. And they both smoked a pack-a-day for several years." (Editor does not recall ever seeing them smoke, so they'd maybe broken the habit by 1970): 


Though there may have been 'lessons learned' related to the Dieppe Raid, there would have been many who would say it should never have happened at all... and the debate continues to this day:



One of the few Dieppe-related reports that attaches Hitler's name to it:


My father started at the "lowest rank" (i.e., probationary) of the RCNVR in June, 1941 at Hamilton Division 1 (later known as HMCS STAR); he slowly moved up through different ratings (i.e, Able Bodied (AB), Leading Seaman (LS), Leading Seaman/Coxswain), which he was somewhat proud about. And, unbeknownst to him, he enlisted over a year earlier than the well-known sailor below:


Many videos are now available online, dating back to the days when the Canadian Navy was "On the Alert in St. Lawrence" (see below); German submarines wandered the Gulf of St. Lawrence on occasion!



Miss R. McDonnell shared an interesting idea with her students. "Boys and girls, let's reach out to students less fortunate than we are, in Britain." One pen-pal from Abertillery wrote back!


P.S.: Editor has connected with Abertillery's library system in the hopes than pen-pal Sylvia Hawley (now age 88, approx.) will reconnect with Canada. Perhaps I could send another toffee!


A cooked lobster for 22 cents? How about Cohoe salmon steaks for 29 cents/lb.? Fresh made pork pies for 7 cents? I suppose the prices would not sound so surprising if I could recall what my father was making at the Norwich Co-op before he enlisted. (I started work at a grocery store when a Grade 8 student in 1963 @ 50 cents/hour, so I imagine my Dad made a lot less as a young adult).


More clippings to follow, post-Dieppe raid.

Please click here to read more news articles from The Winnipeg Tribune re the Dieppe Raid, i.e., Context: Dieppe Raid 1942 - Operation JUBILEE (3).

Unattributed Photos GH 

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