Ingram Brothers
Kenneth James Ingram was born on June 23, 1921, in Barrie Ontario. He enlisted on July 23, 1940, and arrived in Glasgow, Scotland in October 1941. He joined the Royal Regiment of Canada and on August 18, 1942, departed for France as part of Operation Jubilee. With his regiment, he landed on Puys beach and on August 19, 1942, after hours of intense combat, he was reported missing.
It was not until November 1942 that he was declared killed in action. On August 19, 227 soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Canada lost their lives during the Dieppe Raid: the Royals suffered the highest causalities of all participating units.
On December 9, 1942, his mother Mary Alma was informed of the death of her son and the sacrifice he paid for his country during the Dieppe Raid.
Kenneth is buried with his fellow soldiers at the Vertus cemetery.
Kenneth’s brother, Robert, also with the Royal Regiment of Canada, learned of his brother’s death while stationed in England.
Robert Ingram was born on December 16, 1920 and enlisted on September 10, 1940. He arrived in England in November 1940 to being training.
On March 10, 1943, he married Peggy Eileen Kersey when on leave.
He was not part of the first waves of soldiers to arrive in France after the D-Day Landing on June 6, 1944 and arrived on July 5, 1944.
On August 13, 1944, he fell victim of enemy fire in the village of Moulines, near Caen and was first buried in a garden in Bretteville.
In April 1945, Peggy left England to join Robert’s family in Toronto, Canada.
Kenneth Ingram died on August 19, 1942, in Dieppe. Robert Ingram on August 13, 1944, in Moulines (Calvados). Almost 2 years and only 200 km separated the deaths of the 2 Canadian brothers.
The parents of Robert and Kenneth wished for both sons to be buried at the same location. They obtained permission for Robert to rest in the same grave as his brother Kenneth in Dieppe.
The Ingram brothers share the same grave in the Vertus cemetery.