Stories from Dieppe
Today’s episode is focused on telling the stories of a few of the many Canadian soldiers who lost their lives during the Dieppe Raid on August 19th, 1942. Through the course of these stories, it is clear that the Canadians who fought at Dieppe were a diverse group of men with their own individual personalities, connections, and histories.
Special thanks go out to Bob Sears and Geoff Cooney for their invaluable research which has made this episode possible.
Timestamps
0:00 | Stories from Dieppe
2:25 | Maxwell Jacob King
3:42 | Herbert Victor Poag
5:00 | Captain Theodore Marie Insinger
6:09 | William Steward Milford Jacobs
7:22 | William Anderson Millar
9:38 | “The First Casualties”
10:58 | An Air Collision Over Dieppe
20:17 | The Rivait Brothers
“Clare” Walker, 1942.
Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. VAC.
The graves of Norman Monchier and John Edwin Gardiner.
Juno Beach Centre Dieppe Resources
Who Tells the Story of Dieppe?
He Lived Where You Live – Postcard Campaign
Letters to Dieppe – A Commemorative Initiative
From Dieppe to Juno: The 80th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid (Exhibit)
Find more information on these stories, see the individual biographies below.
Featured Stories
LeClare Allerthorne Walker’s Story
Pilot Officer John Edwin Gardiner
Captain Theodor Marie Insinger
Books
Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942 by Mark Zuehlke
One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada’s Tragedy at Dieppe by David O’Keefe
Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice by Patrick Bishop
This episode of the Juno Beach & Beyond Podcast was produced by Keegan Gingrich, Digital Projects Assistant at the Juno Beach Centre Association.
Dispatches from Juno shares all the news, events, and stories from the Juno Beach Centre in France and Canada. Interested in contributing a story to the blog? Email the editor at jbca@junobeach.org.
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