Dieppe Veterans' Memorial Park
Municipality/Province: Hamilton, ON
Memorial number: 35029-009
Type: Park, stele, plaques
Address: 1070 Beach Boulevard
Location: Dieppe Veterans' Memorial Park
GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.2916412 Long: -79.7910919
Photo credit: Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
On 19 August 2003, the 61st Anniversary of the raid on the French port of Dieppe in 1942, the City of Hamilton dedicated the Dieppe Veterans' Memorial Park to the 582 soldiers of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) who stormed ashore that morning. The park is located on Beach Boulevard and Manor Avenue near the Canal Lift Bridge and is three quarters of an acre in size. The main entrance is located on Waterfront Beach Trail. There is a low wall at the top of the walkway symbolizing the seawall at Dieppe. Inside this low wall is the Ceremonial Plaza. This area contains plaques with all the names of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry that died that day. There are also plaques naming all other people from Hamilton that died that day.
Inscription found on memorial
[front/devant]
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PROUD MEMORY
OF THE 197 OFFICERS,
N.C.O.s AND MEN OF
THE ROYAL HAMILTON
LIGHT INFANTRY (W.R.)
WHO DIED ON THE
ESPLANADE, ON THE
BEACH AND IN THE
TOWN OF DIEPPE
19 AUGUST 1942 - POUR LA BLOIRE DE DIEU
ET A LA MEMOIRE
IMMORTELLE DES 197
OFFICIERS, SOUS OFFICIERS
ET SOLDATS DE LA
ROYAL HAMILTON LIGHT
INFANTRY (W.R.)
TOMBÉS SUR CETTE
ESPLANADE, SUR LA
PLACE ET DANS LA
VILLE DE DIEPPE
LE 19 AOÛT 1942
DIEPPE
[plaques to the right/plaques à droite]
(plaque)
DIEPPE VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PARK
Dedicated 19 August 2003
- The Dieppe Veterans’ Memorial Park is
dedicated by the City Of Hamilton to the
young men of Hamilton and surrounding
communities who died on the stony
beaches of the Port of Dieppe, France,
on 19 August 1942 - A total of 913 Canadian sailors, soldiers
and airmen were killed during this raid.
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
(Wentworth Regiment) lost 197 soldiers
during this battle. Their names appear
here along with other Hamiltonians who
died while serving with other Canadian
units at Dieppe. - Le Ville de Hamilton dédie le Parc
commémoratif des Anciens combattants de
Dieppe aux soldats de Hamilton et des
communautés environnautes qui sont morts
au combat durant le raid sur le port de
Dieppe (France) le 19 août 1942 - Il y eut 913 marins, fantassins et
aviateurs canadiens tués lors de ce raid.
Au cours de cet engagement,le Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth
Regiment) perdit 197 soldats. Leurs noms
et celui des Hamiltoniens des autres unités
engagées à Dieppe, morts ce jour-li, sont
inscrits sur le Mur en leur mémoire.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
(plaque)
RHLI
- Major Waldron, Norris Alton
- Capt. Bowery, Richard Charles Waudby
- Capt. Matchett, George Elwood
- Capt. Poag, Herbert Victor
- Capt. Skerrett, George Donald
- Lieut. Baisley, Reginald Stanley
- Lieut. Bell, Llewellyn Clarke
- Lieut. McIlwain, Donald Melford
- Lieut. Tinsley, George
- Lieut. Wright, Ian Hamilton
- Pte. Abbott, John Randolph
- Pte. Acton, Earl
- Pte. Alexander, James
- Pte. Allen Kenneth William
- Pte. Anderson, Kenneth William
- Pte. Anderson, Lloyd Martin
- Pte. Andrews, Alfed
- Pte. Ball, Melvin
- Pte. Barber, Arthur Oliver
- Cpl. Barber, Wesley David
- Pte. Barnes, Fred Arthur
- Pte. Beaulieu, Joseph Mathias
- WOII Bell, Herbert Edgar
- Sgt. Bennett, William Joseph
- Cpl. Bisset, Albert William
- Pte. Bleeman, Murray Irving
- Pte. Bohnert, Leo
- Pte. Book, Clarence
- Pte. Bowman, Albert Edward
- Pte. Brant, Elmer Joseph
- Pte.Brennan, Kenneth Percival
- Pte. Bruce, Ronald
- Pte. Butler, Leslie James
- Pte. Butler, Robert Charles
- Pte. Carlton, John Alfred
- Pte. Carter, Leonard Edward
- L/Cpl. Chadwick, Stanley
- Pte. Chilcott, Willaim James
- Pte. Clarke, Ivan
- Pte. Clausen, Roy Liege
- Pte. Coat, Thomas Chester
- L/Cpl. Cole, Albert George
- Pte. Coleman, Edward Bruce
- Pte. Coleman, Howard Albert
- Cpl. Coltman, James
- Pte. Conick, Paul
- Pte. Copeman, John Levi
- Pte. Cornelius, Francis
- Pte. Cottington, George Stevenson
(plaque)
RHLI
- Pte. Cronin, John Bryan
- Pte. Cronin, Michael Terrance Joseph
- Sgt. Cruikshank, George McAdam
- Pte. Day, Charles Henry
- Pte. Dieus, Harvey Eckhart
- Cpl. Emberson, Charles Joseph
- Pte. Flanagan, Joseph Patrick
- Pte. Fletcher, Fred
- Pte. Forbes, Wesley Sylvester
- Cpl. Foster, Clarence William
- Pte. Freeborn, John Fulton
- Pte. Fritsch,John Steve
- Pte. Gajewski, Paul
- Pte. Garrison, Thomas Joseph
- Pte. Gibbons, Alfred Thomas
- Pte. Gibbons, Harry James
- Pte. Gordon, Thomas
- Pte. Goulais, Michael Clarence
- Pte. Gralick, John Mark
- Pte. Grant, William Alexis
- Pte. Greaves, Thomas Edward
- Pte. Greene, Wilfred Laurier
- Pte. Grey, Gordon Samuel
- Pte. Griffiths, William Hnery
- Pte. Gubbins, Russell Whitfield
- Pte. Gurden, Gordon William
- Pte. Hankinson, Leonard
- WOII Harris, Lloyd Arthur
- L/Cpl. Harris, Sauel Howard
- Pte. Haycock, Kenneth Albert George
- Pte. Heifetz, Leizer
- Pte. Henderson, James
- Cpl. Henderson, Murray Herbert
- Pte. Henry, Norman Walter
- Cpl. Hodson, Arthur Edwin
- Pte. Holmes, John Bernard
- L/Cpl. Howarth, Leonard
- Pte. Hughes, Patrick
- Pte. Hysert, Francis Overton
- Pte. Irven, William John
- Pte. Johnson, Alfred Edward
- Pte. Jones, Arthur
- Pte. Jones, Charles Seymour
- Pte. Judd, Herbert Raymond
- Cpl. Juhlke, William Harold
- Pte. Karas, Rudolph Ciril
- Pte. Kellar, Clarence Malcolm
- L/Cpl. Kennedy, William
- Pte. Kerslake, George
- Pte. King, Maxwell Jacob
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(plaque)
RHLI
- Pte. Knight, Ray Douglas
- Pte. Kotterman, George
- Pte. Lake, William John
- Pte. Lavis, Douglas
- Pte. Lee, Gordon Joseph
- Pte. Leeson, Roy Cleveland
- Pte. Leigh, William Murray
- Pte. Lendzioszek, John
- Pte. Lillycrop, Thomas Robert
- Pte. Long, Kenneth Gordon
- Pte. Mack, Michael Walter
- Pte. MacLellan, John Neil
- Pte. MacLeod, Ernest
- Pte. MacPherson, Alexander Duncan
- Pte. Magdiziasz, Joseph
- Pte. Magner, Paul Leon
- L/Sgt. Marlow, Arthur Herbert Lucien
- L/Sgt. Martin Franklin
- Pte. McAndrew, Henry Frederick
- Pte. McBride, Clarence Wilson
- Pte. McCarroll, Charles Kenneth
- Pte. McConnell, Andrew John
- Pte. McConville, Lawrence Austin
- Pte. McCourt, Hugh Francis
- Cpl. McNamara, James
- Pte. McParland, Orval
- Pte. Megson, Robert Henry
- Pte. Meiners, Albert William
- Pte. Miller, Robert William
- Pte. Minnett, Harry
- Pte. Moore, Stanley Leonard
- Pte. Mulholland, James
- Pte. Napken, Jack
- Sgt. Naylor, George Midgley
- Pte. Newton, Robert John
- Pte. Nickel, Herbert Rubin
- Pte. O’Kane, John Gerald
- Pte. O’Neill, Frank
- Sgt. O’Neill, John Gerard
- Pte. Owen, William George
- Pte. Paterson, James Allan
- Pte. Pendleton, Cecil Laverne
- Pte. Pilley, Harry Graham
- Pte. Prine, Willaim
- Pte. Pringle, Alfred Meredith
- Pte. Proulx, Albert
- Pte. Purdy, Ivan Lavern
- Pte. Reid, Jack Harry
- Pte. Reid, Thomas Paul
- Pte. Rhynard, Austin Joseph
(plaque)
- Pte. Richards, Stanley
- Pte. Richardson, John David
- Pte. Rieger, Egbert Lorne
- Pte. Robar, Charles Robert
- Pte. Rolston, Wilfred Burton
- Pte. Rust, William George
- Pte. Salisbury, Donald Fredrick
- Pte. Salisbury, William Edward
- Pte. Scott, Maurice Alfred James
- Pte. Sears, John
- Pte. Sharpe, William Allison
- Pte. Sinden, Bernard George
- Pte. Slusar, Harry
- L/Cpl. Smith, Francis Herbert
- L/Cpl. Smith, Gerald Hamilton
- Pte. Smith, Henry
- Pte. Sommerville, Neil
- Pte. Spring, Herbert Edward William
- Pte. Staniuk, Peter Steven
- Pte. Steele, James Lester
- L/Cpl. Stewart, Harry Crawford
- Pte. Stewart, James Thomas
- Pte. Stokes, George Henry
- Pte. Taylor, Francis Gordon
- Pte. Taylor, Raymond
- Cpl. Teasdale, George
- Pte. Teasdale, Peter
- Sgt. Teather, Charles Hadfield
- Pte. Templeman, Martin
- Pte. Thompson, Joseph
- Pte. Trumbley, Robert Frederick Thomas
- Pte. Tuck, Warren Harvey
- Pte. Tucker, Walter
- Cpl. Turnbull, George Pearson
- Pte. Turner, Carl Orville
- Pte. Turner, David
- Pte. Vickers, Wallace Edward
- Pte. Walker, JohnWilliam
- Pte. Walsh, Philip John
- Pte. Walters, Edward Richard
- Cpl. Weaver, Frank Howard
- Pte. Webb, Gerald
- Pte. Whyte, Sidney James Clarence
- Pte. Wilson Frank Francis
- Pte. Withnell, Robert Edward
- Pte. Woodey, Clifford Roy
- Pte. Wright, Alfred
- Pte. Zolyomy, William Joseph
(plaque)
Pte. P.C. Hanson Essex Scottish Regiment
Capt. W.J. McCutcheon Royal Canadian Artillery
F/Sgt. A.R. McDonald Royal Canadian air Force
Pte. H.L. Spike Royal Regiment of Canada
P.O. L.A. Walker 403 Squadron R.C.A.F.
VICTORIA CROSS RECIPIENTS
- Two Canadian soldiers who
participated on the Dieppe Raid of
19 August 1942 were awarded the
Victoria Cross for their individual
valour, gallantry, leadership and
self-sacrifice while under intense
and continuous enemy fire
throughout the day. - Deux soldats canadiens qui ont
participé au raid sur Dieppe le
19 août 1942 se sont vu décerner la
Croix de Victoria pour leur courage
personnel, leur bravoure, leur sent
du commandement et leur sacrifice
sous le fue intense et permanent de
l'enemi.
Lt. Col. Charles Cecil Merritt, VC
Commanding Officer
The South Saskatchewan Regiment
Capt. John Weir Foote, VC
Regimental Chaplain
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
NOUS NE LES OUBLIERONS JAMAIS
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