Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-Sur-Mer
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Displaying 1 - 25 of 25BEESLEY, Jack
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Jack Beesley died during operations at Dieppe.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/127.
BROADBENT, Fred Stanley
No 3 Commando
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Fred Broadbent died during operations at Dieppe.
Sources
CWGC
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
BRYAN, John Robert
No 3 Commando
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private John Bryan was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later reported killed in action.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/49 and WO417/56.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
COOPER, George William
No 3 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner George Cooper died during operations at Dieppe, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/64.
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/64.
RA Casualty Cards 1939-1947.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
EVERALL, Henry John
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Corporal Henry Everall died during operations at Dieppe.
FISHER, Douglas Morton
No 3 Commando
Gordon Highlanders, 2nd Bn The London Scottish
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Douglas Fisher died during operations at Dieppe.
Sources
CWGC.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
GARTHWAITE, William Owen
No 4 Commando
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private William Garthwaite, 'C' troop, died during operations at Dieppe.
GOOCH, Frederick Maurice
No 4 Commando
East Surrey Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Frederick Gooch died during operations at Dieppe.
GOTTS, Eric William
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Eric Gotts died during operations at Dieppe.
HARDING, Ernest Frank
No 3 Commando
Devonshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Ernest Harding died during operations at Dieppe.
Sources
CWGC.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
HARDING, Richard
No 3 Commando
Royal Armoured Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Richard Harding died operations at Dieppe.
Sources
CWGC.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
HECKMAN, Edward Percy Henry
No 4 Commando
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal Edward Heckman died during operations at Dieppe.
MILLS, Alexander
No 4 Commando
South Lancashire Regiment
Lance Corporal Alexander Mills died during operations at Dieppe.
MILLS, Joseph Wallace
No 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Sergeant Joseph Mills was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later reported killed in action. He had previously taken part in the Vaagso raid where he was recommended for the Military Medal although the award was not approved.
OPPELT, Gustav
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps, 93 Company
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gustav Oppelt was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) and was killed during operations at Dieppe. For this raid he was attached to 'X' troop, of No 10.
ORMAN, Peter William
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Peter Orman died during operations at Dieppe, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/135.
OVER, Derrick George
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lieutenant Derrick Over died during operations at Dieppe.
POWELL, Wallace William Alfred
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Wallace Powell died during operations at Dieppe, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
RHODES, Francis Mons
No 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Francis Rhodes, known as 'Snowy', was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later reported killed in action.
RIDDLE, Albert Harrison Invincible
40RM Commando
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Albert Riddle died during operations at Dieppe.
SUTTON, George Henry
No 4 Commando
East Yorkshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private George Sutton, from Hull, died during operations at Dieppe. In a letter to his parents Lord Lovat wrote, " Your son fought magnificently and died in the hour of victory. No man can do more. He is a credit to his Commando and his Country. "
A former pupil of Scarborough Street School, he had been in the Army for over 2 years.
THOMAS, James Howard
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Captain James Thomas, 1st Forward Observation Unit Royal Artillery, was attached to No 3 Commando for the Dieppe raid when he was killed.
Sources
CWGC.
Grave Registration Report on the CWGC database.
TUCKER, George Arthur
No 4 Commando
Royal Corps of Signals
Killed in action or died of wounds
Signalman George Tucker died during operations at Dieppe.
Commonwealth War Grave Commission inscription
"Killed in action and buried at the time in Ste. Marguerite-Sur-Mer Churchyard whose grave is now lost. Their glory shall not be blotted out."
"Killed in action and buried at the time in Ste. Marguerite-Sur-Mer Churchyard whose grave is now lost. Their glory shall not be blotted out."
WALL, William
No 3 Commando
Royal Artillery
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunner William Wall from Birmingham died during operations at Dieppe, France.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/50.
RA Casualty Cards 1939-1947.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
WHATLEY, John
No 4 Commando
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in action or died of wounds
Lance Corporal John Whatley was reported wounded and missing on 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France. It was later confirmed that he had been killed in action.
His brother Flying Officer William Denman Whatley also died in the war.
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