PHOTOS: Memorial Service For The 75th Anniversary Of The Dieppe Raid
Saturday August 19th, 2017, 1:00pm
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The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment held their 75th annual Dieppe Memorial Service Saturday morning.
Remembered was the morning hours of August 19th, 1942, where 4,963 Canadians took part in a raid code-named Operation Jubilee. Of those thousands of Canadians, 32 officers and 521 soldiers were from the Essex Scottish Regiment.
Only 2, 200 Canadians returned, with 2 of the officers and 49 soldiers being from The Essex Scottish Regiment.
Remarks and a moment of silence were given for those lost but not forgotten.