Wednesday 29 August 2012

Edenvale - Glengarry Landing

 

Location:  Simcoe County, Springwater Township   N 44° 27.051 W 079° 54.071                             Located on the north side of Highway 26, just west of Edenvale, at the entrance to Edenvale Conservation Area.

A key spot in the 1814 campaign of the War of 1812, now a National Historic Site, Glengarry Landing was the starting point for a flotilla of the Glengarry Light Infantry to make important advances in the west.  The flotilla was led by Lt.-Col. Robert McDouall (March, 1774 – 15 November 1848) was a Scottish-born officer in the British Army, who saw much action during the Napoleonic Wars and the Anglo-America War of 1812. He is best known for serving as the commandant of Fort Mackinac from 1814 until the end of the War of 1812.

Marker text:
At the forks of the Nottawasaga River, Lt.-Col. Robert 
McDouall, Glengarry Light Infantry, built the flotilla of boats 
with which he effected the relief of the British garrison at Fort 
Michilimackinac, in May 1814. He then organized a second 
expedition which, on 19th July, captured Prairie du Chien, 
on the Mississippi.




Monday 27 August 2012

Waterdown - Royal Canadian Legion Br. 551

 

Location:  Halton Region, City of Hamilton   N 43 20.019  W 079 53.974                                            The Legion is located on the east side of Hamilton Street N, at the corner of White Oak Drive.

This memorial consists of two parts, erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 551.  First is the stone memorial, found near the sidewalk, dedicated to those who gave their lives in major conflicts and in all branches of the service.  Second and beside the front doors of the Legion, is an Ontario Historical Plaque dedicated to Leo Clarke, awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.  Also beside the plaque is an anti-aircraft gun, with no plaque or markings.

Marker text:
(Both front and back read the same)
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
ON THE SEA, THE LAND
AND IN THE AIR

WARS
1914--1918
1939--1945
1950--1953

LEST WE FORGET




Lionel Beaumaurice (Leo) Clarke, V.C. 1892-1916                 

 After relieving the Australians on the Mouquet Farm Front the Canadian 2nd Battalion was ordered to attack on the south side of the Albert-Bapaume Road. Their objective was the German front trench astride the railway leading to Martinpuich. The fight continued on a front of 500 yards and more than 60 German prisoners were taken. However, the line was continuously bombarded by the German artillery and there were several German counter attacks which were fought off.It was during this time that Corporal Clarke earned his Victoria Cross taking on 20 Germans on his own and routed them.

For the award of the Victoria Cross
[ London Gazette, 26 October 1916 ], Near Pozieres, Somme, France, 9 September 1916, Acting Corporal Lionel ( Leo ) Beaumaurice Clarke, 2nd Bn, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expedionary Force.

For most conspicuous bravery ( near Pozieres, France ). He was detailed with his section of bombers to clear the continuation of a newly-captured trench and cover the construction of a "block".After most of the party had become casualties, he was building a "block" when about twenty of the enemy with two officers counter-attacked. He boldly advanced against them, emptied his revolver into them and afterwards two enemy rifles which he picked up in the trench. One of the officers then attacked him with the bayonet, wounding him in the leg, but he shot him dead. The enemy then ran away, pursued by Acting Corporal Clarke, who shot four more and captured a fifth.Later he was ordered to the dressing station, but returned next day for duty.


Although Leo Clarke continued in the battle his wounds became very serious and he was sent to Number One General Hospital, Etretat near Le Havre, where he died on the 19th October 1916. He was buried at Etretat Churchyard, Plot 11, Row C, Grave 3A.

Marker text:
Born near Waterdown, Ontario, Leo Clarke moved to Winnipeg in 1903. He enlisted with the 27th Battalion, C.E.F. in February 1915 and transferred to the 2nd Canadian Battalion later that year. On September 9, 1916, on the Somme battlefront, though wounded, Corporal Clarke single-handedly defended a recently-won trench. Using a revolver and two captured rifles he repulsed an attack by two enemy officers and about twenty others, thus helping to secure the Canadian position. For his courageous action he received the British Empire's highest award for valour, the Victoria Cross. Before his award was announced, however, Corporal Clarke was killed in battle on October 19, 1916, and is buried near Le Havre, France.


Saturday 25 August 2012

Bowmanville

 
 
Location:  Durham Region, Clarington   N 43 54.766  W 078 41.353                                                    This memorial is found in small courtyard at 40 Temperance Street, just north of King Street, in front of the Bowmanville Town Hall.

The Bowmanville Veterans' Memorial Monument was constructed in 1922 and erected by the citizens of Bowmanville. The monument was constructed in memory of veterans who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, Gaza Strip and most recently in Afghanistan.
Oddly enough there is also a spelling mistake on this memorial, where Bourlon Wood is incorrectly spelled, Ourlon Wood.

A mural on the wall behind the memorial depicts Bowmanville's proud military history, with a short description plaque mounted beside the mural.

Marker text:
Front:
THEY GAVE
THEIR TODAY
FOR OUR
TOMORROW
1914-1918
1939-1945
1950-1953

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
OF ALL WHO SERVED
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF BOWMANVILLE

Left:
AFGHANISTAN

SICILY
ITALY
NORTH WEST EUROPE
1944 - 1945

YPRES
FESTUBERT
GIVENCHY
ST. ELOI
SANCTUARY WOOD
THE SOMME
COURCELETTE
VIMY RIDGE
HILL 70

Back:
AFGHANISTAN
D.J. CASWELL

KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
GAZA STRIP 1964
A. BONS
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
KOREA 1950-1953
W.J. HUTCHINSON

WORLD WAR II 1939-1945
GORDON ALLIN, TOMMY BIRD, ERIC CHEETHAM, KENNETH COLE, GLENN COLE, WILLIAM COLVILLE, ALEX COLVILLE, JOHN COLVILLE, GORDON COWLING, WILLIAM FAIR, WM. JOHN FEWSTER, EDWARD FLAXMAN, G.T.B. HONEYMAN, RONALD HOOPER, FRED JACKMAN, WILLIAM JOLLOW, GEORGE KENNEDY

JACK KILGANNON, HARRY LEE, ARTHUR LIVING, HAROLD LONGWORTH, JOHN MATTHEWS, CHARLES MUTTON, JOHN POOLTON, RAY RICHARDS, JACK ROACH, SIDNEY RUNDLE, DAN SHEEHAN, C.E. SOMERSCALES, ERIC SWINDELLS, JOHN TAYLOR, NORMAN E. THOMPSON, ROBERT WOODWARD, KENNETH WYSE, GLENN W. BROOKS

WORLD WAR I 1914 - 1918
OUR HONOURED DEAD
S. ARGENT, J.A. ALDCROFT, H. BARR, C. BRUCE, W.G. BUTSON, R. BRANCH, F.P. BRITTON, B. BRANCH, E.G. CLARKE, T. COCHRANE, R. CAMPLING, E.W. COUSINS, T. CURRAN, E.F. CARR, A. CHRISTIE, P.L. CRAGO, L. CLAYTON, P.G. CHANCE, R. DAVIS, H.D. EDGERTON, G. KING

G. FOWLER, P. GIMBLETT, F.J. GOODWIN, W. HUGHES, J. HITCHCOCK, D. IRELAND, H. IRELAND, W. JACKSON, R.F. JONES, R.H. JOLLIFFE, A.E. JONES, F. KERSHAW, A.F. KING, A.H. LIVING, C. LUXTON, J.R. MOYSE, K.C. MARTIN, H.V.W. MOSES, N. McCRIMMON, A.E. McLAUGHLIN, A.C. WILLIAMS

C. McDONALD, H. MUTTON, F. McMANN, W.H. NICHOLLS, A. OXLEY, J. PALMER, O. PINGLE, J. REID, G. ROBB, C. SPRY, J. SMITH, L.W. SAUNDERS, A. SIMNICK, E.L. SANDERS, J. STALKER, R.W. TAIT, R.A. WILSON, A. WRENN, P.H. WERRY, C. WILLEY, J. DAVIS

Right:
NORTHWEST EUROPE
1940-1942
DIEPPE
SOUTHEAST ASIA

LENS
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
ARRAS
OURLON WOOD
CAMBRAI
LE CATEAU
VALENCIENNE
MONS

Mural:
HISTORIC BOWMANVILLE
Bowmanville's First Volunteers, W.W. I

When war was declared by Great Britain in
1914, recruitment of Canadian troops soon
followed.  This mural depicts the ceremony as
the town's first volunteers marched off with great
pride to board the trains for Halifax.  The 136th
Battalion spent the summer of 1916 training at
Camp Hoskins along Bowmanville Creek.  At
such places as Ypres, The Somme and Vimy,
Canadians earned a reputation for bravery.  By
war's end, on Nov. 11th, 1918, sixty-three local
men had made the supreme sacrifice.
Following the Great War Branch 178 of the
Royal Canadian Legion was founded.  Since its
inception it has been active in veterans' affairs &
community projects.  The Legion pipe band
continues to be a reminder of Bowmanville's
military heritage.
   This mural was made possible by the
Municipality of Clarington.








 







Thursday 23 August 2012

Owen Sound - Greenwood Cemetery

 

Location:  Grey County   N 44 32.862  W 080 56.506                                                                       The cemetery is located on the west side of 2nd Avenue East.

The main interest in this large cemetery is the Chapel, an historic building from 1906, used for services during inclement weather and a vault for storage of bodies in the winter months, when burials were not possible in the frozen ground.  In the later part of the century, the Chapel was no longer used for burials, with a new mausoleum being built for this purpose.  The Chapel was used as an office and for storage.

The other key element of Greenwood, is the burial place of Owen Sound's most famous son, Billy Bishop.
The grave of William Avery Bishop is very unassuming for Canada's greatest war hero.  His family plot holds only one grave marker, with the names of his family members engraved together.  A makeshift Canadian flag was planted next to the grave, but nothing official, no plaques or signs.
Other areas of Owen Sound celebrate the life and history of Billy Bishop, including an Ontario Historical Plaque along with two other Victoria Cross winners beside the downtown memorial, and a National Historical Site and museum at the Bishop home.



                                   
                                   


Tuesday 21 August 2012

Goderich



Location:  Huron County   N 43 44.577  W 081 42.617 
On the east side of the Courthouse Park, in the traffic circle that forms downtown Goderich.

One year ago today, Goderich was devastated by an F3 tornado which ravaged much of the town, including the picturesque downtown central circle.  The people of Goderich have pulled together to rebuild their beautiful town, a tribute to those who live here and continue to take pride in their home.  I am not sure if the memorial was damaged in the storm, however large trees next to it where swiftly removed by the powerful winds.  The memorial is now standing tall, once again.

This memorial is dedicated to those from Goderich who gave their lives in the First World War. It was erected in 1924 by the Canoe Club and citizens of Goderich. This memorial was placed facing east, facing the street where the soldiers marched to board the train to their training.
 


Marker text:
Front:
NEVER SHALL THEIR GLORY FADE

IN MEMORY
OF
FAITHFUL SERVICES
UNTO DEATH
THE GREAT WAR

1914 - 1918

"ALL THAT THIS EARTH
CAN GIVE THEY THRUST
ASIDE: THEY CROWDED
ALL THEIR YOUTH INTO
AN HOUR AND FOR ONE
FLEETING DREAM OF RIGHT
THEY DIED."

1939 HONOUR ROLL 1945

IN MEMORY OF THE GODERICH AND
DISTRICT MEN WHO MADE THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE IN WORLD WAR II

W M BAKER
L E BAXTER
W BISSET
C BLOOMFIELD
E BUCKINGHAM
J P S CALDER
S CANN
B CHURCHILL
F T COOPER
J T COSTELLO

W CRAIG
H C DAER
W D DUCKWORTH
A H DURNIN
W G DURNIN
G V ELLIOTT
L ELLIOTT
J W FEAGAN
A C FISHER
A GAULEY

J A GRAHAM
J HUNTER
R HOPSON
E G JENNER
K J JOHNSTON
G F KELLY
R KENNEDY
W C MAC DONALD
A MAC KENZIE
R J MC MEHEN

E MC MICHAEL
H S MOHRING
R MONTGOMERY
W R RYAN
R M SALLOWS
J TOWNSHEND
W L A WEBB
W E WESTBROOK
R V WESTON
R K YOUNG

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

Left:
TOWN OF GODERICH

A.R. ADAMS
M. ARNOLD
J.H. BATES
R. BATES
W.L. BELL
L. BURROWS
C.G. CAREY
A. CORNELL
H. CRACKNELL
W.G. DELONG
L.H. ELIOT
JOS. ELLIOTT
W.H. ERVINE
P. FISHER
F.J. FOSTER
J.U. GARROW
J. GLAZIER
B. GORDON
C. HAMILTON
G. HANDY
R. HUNT
E. KEMP
C. KNIGHT
M.P. LANE
J. LEONARD
C. LITTLECHILD
R. LOVE
C.S. MACDONALD
A. McDOUGALL




Rear:
TOWNSHIP OF GODERICH

S. BRIMICOMBE
H. CANTELON
A. CHISOLM
A.B. FURNISS
H. HANNENT
W. HICKS
A. MAYHEW
H.P. McCLUSKEY
J.A. McCLUSKEY
N.G. McDOUGALL
E. ROSE
W. WALLY
J. WHITE
J. YUILL

TOWNSHIP OF COLBORNE

L.W.J. ALLIN
J. BARKER
I. HETHERINGTON
T. LAMBERT
L. MUGFORD
R.A. WALTER
B.A. WATMORE

KOREAN WAR
1950-1953

Right:
TOWN OF GODERICH

W. McINTOSH
B. McLEAN
A.W. McMATH
G. McNEVIN
C. MEW
S.H. MOORE
H. MORROW
L. MURRAY
R. NESBITT
E.B. NOBLE
A. OSMAN
H.H. PALMER
W. PALMER
R. REDFERN
W. REDFERN
A. RILEY
F.M. ROBERTSON
C.R. ROBINSON
L. ROBINSON
C.E. SALE
W. SLADE
F.W. STOKES
T.E. SUNBURY
J. SWARTS
L. TAGGART
H. VALLELY
D. WESTON
H.M. YOUNG









Sunday 19 August 2012

Hamilton - Dieppe Memorial


 

Location:  Halton Region, City of Hamilton   N 43° 17.505 W 079° 47.461                                          On Beach Boulevard at Manor Avenue between the road and the Waterfront Trail.  Main entrance to the memorial is off the trail, as if coming ashore from the lake.

August 19, 1942, seventy years ago today, the anniversary of the first major assault by Allied Forces on Europe.  Over 5,000 Canadian troops lead the charge of Operation Jubilee onto the beaches of Dieppe.  The entire operation was a complete disaster, with no objectives being reached. 
More than 900 men were killed in three hours, over 2000 were captured and served out the remainder of the war in POW camps.
The raid has turned out to be not only a disaster, but the subject of many controversies and theories as to the real reason behind the poorly planned operation.

On 19 August 2003, the 61st Anniversary of the raid on the French port of Dieppe in 1942, the City of Hamilton dedicated the Dieppe Veterans' Memorial Park to the 582 soldiers of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) who stormed ashore that morning. 
The main entrance is located on Waterfront Beach Trail. There is a low wall at the top of the walkway symbolizing the seawall at Dieppe. Inside this low wall is the Ceremonial Plaza. This area contains plaques with all the names of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry that died that day. There are also plaques naming all other people from Hamilton that died that day, as well as those who were awarded the Victoria Cross.
 

Marker text:
Front centre:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PROUD MEMORY
OF THE 197 OFFICERS,
N.C.O.s AND MEN OF
THE ROYAL HAMILTON
LIGHT INFANTRY (W.R.)
WHO DIED ON THE
ESPLANADE, ON THE
BEACH AND IN THE
TOWN OF DIEPPE
19 AUGUST 1942
 
 
 

Front left:
Plaque 1:
DIEPPE VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PARK
Dedicated 19 August 2003
The Dieppe Veterans’ Memorial Park is
Dedicated by the City Of Hamilton to the
young men of Hamilton and surrounding
communities who died on the stony
beaches of the Port of Dieppe, France,
on 19 August 1942
A total of 913 Canadian sailors, soldiers
and airmen were killed during this raid.
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
(Wentworth Regiment) lost 197 soldiers
during this battle.  Their names appear
here along with other Hamiltonians who
died while serving with other Canadian
units at Dieppe.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
 

Plaque 2:
RHLI
Major Waldron, Norris Alton
Capt. Bowery, Richard Charles Waudby
Capt. Matchett, George Elwood
Capt. Poag, Herbert Victor
Capt. Skerrett, George Donald
Lieut. Baisley, Reginald Stanley
Lieut. Bell, Llewellyn Clarke
Lieut. McIlwain, Donald Melford
Lieut. Tinsley, George
Lieut. Wright, Ian Hamilton

Pte. Abbott, John Randolph
Pte. Acton, Earl
Pte. Alexander, James
Pte. Allen Kenneth William
Pte. Anderson, Kenneth William
Pte. Anderson, Lloyd Martin
Pte. Andrews, Alfed
Pte. Ball, Melvin
Pte. Barber, Arthur Oliver
Cpl. Barber, Wesley David
Pte. Barnes, Fred Arthur
Pte. Beaulieu, Joseph Mathias
WOII  Bell, Herbert Edgar
Sgt. Bennett, William Joseph
Cpl. Bisset, Albert William
Pte. Bleeman, Murray Irving
Pte. Bohnert, Leo
Pte. Book, Clarence
Pte. Bowman, Albert Edward
Pte. Brant, Elmer Joseph
Pte.Brennan, Kenneth Percival
Pte. Bruce, Ronald
Pte. Butler, Leslie James
Pte. Butler, Robert Charles
Pte. Carlton, John Alfred
Pte. Carter, Leonard Edward
L/Cpl. Chadwick, Stanley
Pte. Chilcott, Willaim James
Pte. Clarke, Ivan
Pte. Clausen, Roy Liege
Pte. Coat, Thomas Chester
L/Cpl. Cole, Albert George
Pte. Coleman, Edward Bruce
Pte. Coleman, Howard Albert
Cpl. Coltman, James
Pte. Conick, Paul
Pte. Copeman, John Levi
Pte. Cornelius, Francis
Pte. Cottington, George Stevenson
 


Plaque 3:
RHLI
Pte. Cronin, John Bryan
Pte. Cronin, Michael Terrance Joseph
Sgt. Cruikshank, George McAdam
Pte. Day, Charles Henry
Pte. Dieus, Harvey Eckhart
Cpl. Emberson, Charles Joseph
Pte. Flanagan, Joseph Patrick
Pte. Fletcher, Fred
Pte. Forbes, Wesley Sylvester
Cpl. Foster, Clarence William
Pte. Freeborn, John Fulton
Pte. Fritsch,John Steve
Pte. Gajewski, Paul
Pte. Garrison, Thomas Joseph
Pte. Gibbons, Alfred Thomas
Pte. Gibbons, Harry James
Pte. Gordon, Thomas
Pte. Goulais, Michael Clarence
Pte. Gralick, John Mark
Pte. Grant, William Alexis
Pte. Greaves, Thomas Edward
Pte. Greene, Wilfred Laurier
Pte. Grey, Gordon Samuel
Pte. Griffiths, William Hnery
Pte. Gubbins, Russell Whitfield
Pte. Gurden, Gordon William
Pte. Hankinson, Leonard
WOII Harris, Lloyd Arthur
L/Cpl. Harris, Sauel Howard
Pte. Haycock, Kenneth Albert George
Pte. Heifetz, Leizer
Pte. Henderson, James
Cpl. Henderson, Murray Herbert
Pte. Henry, Norman Walter
Cpl. Hodson, Arthur Edwin
Pte. Holmes, John Bernard
L/Cpl. Howarth, Leonard
Pte. Hughes, Patrick
Pte. Hysert, Francis Overton
Pte. Irven, William John
Pte. Johnson, Alfred Edward
Pte. Jones, Arthur
Pte. Jones, Charles Seymour
Pte. Judd, Herbert Raymond
Cpl. Juhlke, William Harold
Pte. Karas, Rudolph Ciril
Pte. Kellar, Clarence Malcolm
L/Cpl. Kennedy, William
Pte. Kerslake, George
Pte. King, Maxwell Jacob
 

 
Front Right:
Plaque 1.
RHLI
Pte. Knight, Ray Douglas
Pte. Kotterman, George
Pte. Lake, William John
Pte. Lavis, Douglas
Pte. Lee, Gordon Joseph
Pte. Leeson, Roy Cleveland
Pte. Leigh, William Murray
Pte. Lendzioszek, John
Pte. Lillycrop, Thomas Robert
Pte. Long, Kenneth Gordon
Pte. Mack, Michael Walter
Pte. MacLellan, John Neil
Pte. MacLeod, Ernest
Pte. MacPherson, Alexander Duncan
Pte. Magdiziasz, Joseph
Pte. Magner, Paul Leon
L/Sgt. Marlow, Arthur Herbert Lucien
L/Sgt. Martin Franklin
Pte. McAndrew, Henry Frederick
Pte. McBride, Clarence Wilson
Pte. McCarroll, Charles Kenneth
Pte. McConnell, Andrew John
Pte. McConville, Lawrence Austin
Pte. McCourt, Hugh Francis
Cpl. McNamara, James
Pte. McParland, Orval
Pte. Megson, Robert Henry
Pte. Meiners, Albert William
Pte. Miller, Robert William
Pte. Minnett, Harry
Pte. Moore, Stanley Leonard
Pte. Mulholland, James
Pte. Napken, Jack
Sgt. Naylor, George Midgley
Pte. Newton, Robert John
Pte. Nickel, Herbert Rubin
Pte. O’Kane, John Gerald
Pte. O’Neill, Frank
Sgt. O’Neill, John Gerard
Pte. Owen, William George
Pte. Paterson, James Allan
Pte. Pendleton, Cecil Laverne
Pte. Pilley, Harry Graham
Pte. Prine, Willaim
Pte. Pringle, Alfred Meredith
Pte. Proulx, Albert
Pte. Purdy, Ivan Lavern
Pte. Reid, Jack Harry
Pte. Reid, Thomas Paul
Pte. Rhynard, Austin Joseph
 

Plaque 2:
Pte. Richards, Stanley
Pte. Richardson, John David
Pte. Rieger, Egbert Lorne
Pte. Robar, Charles Robert
Pte. Rolston, Wilfred Burton
Pte. Rust, William George
Pte. Salisbury, Donald Fredrick
Pte. Salisbury, William Edward
Pte. Scott, Maurice Alfred James
Pte. Sears, John
Pte. Sharpe, William Allison
Pte. Sinden, Bernard George
Pte. Slusar, Harry
L/Cpl. Smith, Francis Herbert
L/Cpl. Smith, Gerald Hamilton
Pte. Smith, Henry
Pte. Sommerville, Neil
Pte. Spring, Herbert Edward William
Pte. Staniuk, Peter Steven
Pte. Steele, James Lester
L/Cpl. Stewart, Harry Crawford
Pte. Stewart, James Thomas
Pte. Stokes, George Henry
Pte. Taylor, Francis Gordon
Pte. Taylor, Raymond
Cpl. Teasdale, George
Pte. Teasdale, Peter
Sgt. Teather, Charles Hadfield
Pte. Templeman, Martin
Pte. Thompson, Joseph
Pte. Trumbley, Robert Frederick Thomas
Pte. Tuck, Warren Harvey
Pte. Tucker, Walter
Cpl. Turnbull, George Pearson
Pte. Turner, Carl Orville
Pte. Turner, David
Pte. Vickers, Wallace Edward
Pte. Walker, JohnWilliam
Pte. Walsh, Philip John
Pte. Walters, Edward Richard
Cpl. Weaver, Frank Howard
Pte. Webb, Gerald
Pte. Whyte, Sidney James Clarence
Pte. Wilson Frank Francis
Pte. Withnell, Robert Edward
Pte. Woodey, Clifford Roy
Pte. Wright, Alfred
Pte. Zolyomy, William Joseph
 

Plaque 3:
Pte. P.C. Hanson  Essex Scottish Regiment
Capt. W.J. McCutcheon  Royal Canadian Artillery
F/Sgt. A.R. McDonald  Royal Canadian air Force
Pte. H.L. Spike  Royal Regiment of Canada
P.O.  L.A. Walker  403 Squadron R.C.A.F.

VICTORIA CROSS RECIPIENTS

Two Canadian soldiers who
participated on the Dieppe Raid of
19 August 1942 were awarded the
Victoria Cross for their individual
valour, gallantry, leadership and
self-sacrifice while under intense
and continuous enemy fire
throughout the day.

Lt. Col. Charles Cecil Merritt, VC
Commanding Officer
The South Saskatchewan Regiment

Capt. John Weir Foote, VC
Regimental Chaplain
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry

NOUS NE LES OUBLIERONS JAMAIS
 


Rear:
Four plaques on the rear of the memorial give greater detail of the history of the battle and of the losses of other regiments at the Dieppe Raid.  For more information regarding the test of these plaques, please contact me directly.