Remembering Dieppe 19th August 1942 - Roll of Honour

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Hello to all

Do not forget, next 19th August 2010, it will be the 68th anniversary about the DIEPPE RAID.

Hope a lot of people coud attend the ceremonies, to pay a tribute to those who gave their life for us today.

Hope to see you there. I will be there, like every year.

best wishes

Stéphane

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Today is the 68th Anniversary of the raid on Dieppe. Below is a list of those Army and Royal Marines Commandos who fell. If anyone spots an error or omission please private message me and I will amend it.

names may have links to entries in the gallery

In Memory of those Commandos who fell at Dieppe. We will remember them.

No.3 Commando Dieppe 19th August 1942

Trooper Rex Adderley
Trooper Andrew Anderson
Trooper Cyril Barrett
Trooper John Bryan
Trooper Fred Broadbent
Trooper John Broster
Trooper George Cooper
Trooper Douglas Fisher
Corporal Thomas Gerrard
Trooper Ernest Harding
Lance Corporal Richard Harding
Trooper Norman Harrison
Trooper Leonard Jackman
Lieutenant Peter Kenward
Trooper John Lacey
Trooper Edward Leddington
Lance Sergeant Joseph Mills
Lance Corporal Leslie Newell
Trooper Ernest Pickersgill
Trooper Francis Rhodes
Trooper Thomas Sharp
Trooper William Wall

No.3 Commando Dieppe post 19th August 1942

Captain Samuel Corry 20th August *
Sergeant Fred Teasdale 20th August *
Trooper Hubert Wadsworth 20th August *

No.4 Commando Dieppe 19th August 1942

Lance Corporal John Bishop
Private William Garthwaite
Private Frederick Gooch
Lance Corporal Edward Heckman
Lance Corporal James Keenan
Lieutenant John MacDonald
Lance Corporal Alexander Mills
Lance Corporal John Moss ( served as Taylor)
Captain Roger Pettiward
Private George Sutton
Signalman George Tucker
Rifleman Joseph Watters
Lance Corporal John Whatley
Guardsman Jack Whittaker

No.4 Commando Dieppe post 19th August 1942

Private Stanley McGann 20th August
Lance Corporal Duncan Thompson Mercer 24th August

No. 40 Royal Marines Commando Dieppe 19th August 1942

Marine John Alexander
Sergeant Jack Beesley
Marine Arthur Callow
Marine John Catterall
Captain Alan Comyn
Corporal Alfred Duerden
Corporal Henry Everall
Marine Eric Gotts
Colour Sergeant Frederick Harwood
Marine John Mackinstry
Corporal Norman McDonald
Lance Corporal Henry Morgan
Marine Peter Orman
Lieutenant Derrick Over
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Picton Phillips
Marine Wallace Powell
Marine William Rhodes
Marine Albert Riddle
Marine Ronald Singleton
Corporal Thomas Edward Thorp
Marine Percy Walker
Marine Harold Wigmore

No. 40 Royal Marines Commando Dieppe post 19th August 1942

Corporal Albert Heath 20th August

The following are believed to have served with 10(IA) Commando at Dieppe, and died on or just after the 19th August 1942.

Corporal Serge Moutaillier (French) - wounded and pow, later executed
Private Gustav Oppelt (Czech) 19th August 1942
Private C. Rice (Czech) - POW presumed killed
Private J. Smith (Czech) - POW presumed killed

Just a reminder about those Army Commando Veterans of Dieppe who may not have received their Certificates from the French Government. See the information on this link :

http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/1606.page

Yes Pete, My Gt Uncle Richard's is going to be sent to my mum. She comes back off holiday tomorrow so its going to be a suprise for her.

Have more info on Richard Harding I will submit in another thread. Lorraine