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Honors List of .I"°l'l'° flaw“

Dieppe Heroes

orrrawa. Oct. s - (or) during the Battle of diers today.

of the Victoria Cross to fut-Col. C. ville, Ont. the man who waved a bullet-swept bridge and now is

The Battle of Dieppe decorations which have been start of the war to men of the adian Air Force as a result of tions. It was the

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-— Gellantry in the face cf fhsenemy Dieppe bwusbt decorations to 11s oanacan sol-

The Department of National Defence topped the first ll°ll°ll'l'°l‘ 911° Ullllflllll Al’!!! in the Second Great War with ' e award C. l... Merritt of Vancouver and Belle-

his helmet as he led bis triope across e. prisoner of war. give the Army its chance i9 share the ended out from time to tine since the ltoysl Canadian Navy and tie Royal Can- gsllant conduct in widely-upttered opera- second big and costly battle waged by‘ the Canadian °" Army, the first being the battle of lions Kong in Dqounber last year. ‘ _, , however, das- ccnded on Bong Kong and its defenders and no information became

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available io the authorities on which to base awards. r ONLY V. C. WINNER

Col. Merritt was the only winner of the Victoria Cross. the Ein- plres highest award for valor, but l2 officers received the Distinguished service Order. the next ranking decoration, and 12 nan-commissioned of- ficers and men the Distinguished Conduct Medal, its equivalent for non-

commissioned rank.

The Military Cross was awarded to 16 officers and its equivalent

non-commissioned award, the Military Medal. to til men.

The decoration "Mentioned In l“ _l.€CI'i6l" was awarded to u of-

ficers and 68 other ranks,

The Queen's Own Cameron H h- lanciers of Winnipeg, the unit wh ch went ashore through a bridgehead established by the South Seskaidia- w“ r rm rm“: west o eppe, w number of awards of any unit. e Camerons fought their way some two miles inland and received a io- tal of 24 awards.

Mai-Gen. J. H. Roberts of Ven- couvcr, oruman‘ of the mum! Force at Dieppe. received the Dis- tinguished Service Order, as did his seeond-in-command. Brig. Ohur‘ chili Mann of ‘roronto.

Roughly the decorations follow- ed the intensity oi the fighting to which the units were ae the units which drew most of the de- corations were those with the heavi- est casualties. _T_1

The Central t‘ ' Rogimenl. casualt list which igcludea those from Royal Regiment of Tor- onto and the ltoyaLRlegirnent of Canada (totalling 1.00am date) was the heaviest of any of; the regional grou under which casualties are liste and boih mesa regimen grew decorations in alseable num-

er. "

Ottawa Restricts Photography

dated east the Quebec

to a line joining St, Jean,

of Orleans to St. Vleliler, .. any work of defence forming part of the defences of the Port of Que en

es of the l‘ ' ‘ Uirscnal at Quebec and Valcartler. i The powder magazines at Val- earlier and- Boris No. 1 and s. at

Lewis. . Th property cf iibe Davie Q11’?- bullding and pairing Company. Limited, and the Lorne and Cham- pl%hn Docks pt e proper ,' ineering andSIJI-y Dock 00., Lmitae mbarkmemt, Quebec.

irfiwPrlrioessbouiaeDodgKinfl . Wharf, the Wolfe's Cove ‘rennin. and the Quebec Bridge.

Gaspe Bay and Goalie Harbor, its: or situated northwest of the l drawn from the easterly ex- tremity of Cape Gaspe to Point St. Peter. Within this area cameras

D.C.M. Created To Reward Valor in Crimea

~ The Distinguished Conduct Medal is rhc counterpart for ' non missioncd officers

and mcn of she Dissin isla- cd Service Order for of icon. While-the D5.0. is awarded so the rhrcc services D.C.M. is, however. given only so rhe army.

Ir it a reward .“for dis- Zinguished conduct in the field," and this phrase ep- pcars on rhc reverse of the medal. The fade of the medal bears she heed of she reigning sovereign;

lnsrirurcd in | 54: by Queen Victoria, rhc medal was first given as an indicafion of the "sovereigns sense of she dis- \ iinguishcd service and gal- lent conduct in the field of rhc snny rhea serving in the Crimea.‘ lr has since been awarded for service in many t campaigns.

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D.S.O. Award for Officers Showing Heroiem in Field

The Distinguished Service Order, which ranks immed- iarély after the Victoria Cross an the George Cross among decorations for heroism, is awarded to commissioned ‘of- Beau who have been special- ii. "'~“.....“°-“.°;'...‘.“..‘“'.2‘.‘i'.‘3 under fire. or under condi- tions equivalent to service in ecsuei ‘combs: with the enemy.

The badge, which lice most other! is worn on the left breast. ls of gold, cnamclled white. On one side is the imperial crown wirhln a wreath of laurel an: on the other is e m cypher in e similar wreeyfh. ‘Hie cross inn from iu ribbond by ahgol clalsp or}??-

CC WI! 311R , W II “i? “lifirfmiitlol” a: e

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gulch dOrder who have been werdc bars wear on she fbbon a silver rose for each

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UITAWA. Oct. I (C?) _ Ilbllowlng are the offlcers and qt)‘- z ranksh

m)’ W ° W911 awards f . lantry in the August s§{.1,'“§g Dieppe, as announ today by no. fence maimr, . with homo address. .

Vlctlflesa Merritt. C erles Lt-Col. officer co Saskatoh

CROSS

09°11 Inset-soil, ending south

eat at Dieppe,

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Thompson. Maj, and Queen's Own Cameron Rig landers of Canada, St. James, n

Lott. Sh

Mlillll. Cla nce Churchill, Brig, Brigadier eral staff, m, Can- adian Corps, Toronto.

Menard.

ll . X8181‘! GUIHIIID CONDUCT ‘ MEDAL

Bsruiciot. Guy Bernard, r. cpl, ggiégh Saskatchewan Regiment. Fife rain..." as , r. Own Cameron lifiiusn eds lanai: adlafiuwinnipc . l.l..eseGer ,!.. l. Rl geggiment oiCanosrcfi, u.$"r<..<§.".i.,

qGordon Ernest mer, Sgt, ueen's own Gamer-o m hi g of Canada. Wapella, snashg m m Pl

uk, George OSM, ' Own Cameron Highlanders 3H3‘: aria. Winnipeg. mGriihglm, ‘games William, 9th,, Ya am Li t Inf , o1glwhqintllvixfli g a1 m“ 881’. am , Ptc, e15 .. rrcazctfiizvmmz r o. , Tlsdaie-Sesk '° m”

Hiaksbn. Gleorge Alfred, m, Field Compiling Royal Canadian En- v

gineers, ionai Headquarters, Kitchener, Ont. Levesque. Rosario

, RSM. lea Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Montreal.

Meier, James, Ptc.. Essex Scot- tish iugiment Windsor, Ont.

Binisac, Milton Douglas, L. Cpl., a field company Royal Canadian Engineers, Divhlonal Headquarters, Wzndsor, Ont.

Btewart. Jack, CSM., Royal Ham- ilton Light Infantry, Hamilton,

MILITARY CROSS

Alexander, Lawrence Guy, Capt., Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. attached to 14th Army Tank Battalion, Calgary.

Anderson, John qiarlcg Holtby, Capt. Royal Rosiment of Canada, Toronto.

Benoit, Pierre, Lieut, Les rus- iliers Mont-Royal, Montreal. -

Browne, James Porter, Hon. Canadian Chaplain Service, Uni d Church, attached to Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, DrauphimnMan.

arswe , Harvey Barnct, Capt, 231511151’! lgadaltliltllelllllhbg-Oyfllfilanaéllian

ll‘ l‘! o a an- adlan Division, Ottawa,

Rwlllllflgl. fiitihn Gibbonsin Lieut, '11. faking of tographs of ova am on Light fatr an 3...... of the esgrlptlons ro- Mwltlwl- n y’ 1 u. the Gespe Peninsula is

Ewencr. William Alexander, Liaut

Royal Canadian: Engineers, Head- Any fortification, battery, seerch- qlllml-l of a we 11am, listdlagilng post, or any other Blllllll- 011t- WQTI! O

ian Division.

Gartshore John Blake, cape,

My wmmm‘ m. “ma,” ‘w Royal Hamilton Infantry, pandas,

(m. "W's All? building preparation for occupation by any

of His MMP-‘ltlfs forces; Any arsenal, magazine or store

Ont. assembly of my as m, M”. Baylor, Francis Wilfred, Oapt. forces- 5°"

Canadian Army 'Medica

bmhh. ma“, em o, Corps attached to South Saskatche- oocurpied or in pgdurse of Wall 3981111959. wllllllllefl-

Kavanagh, Arthur Charles, Lieut..

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Winnl

P98-

for mirnitlovrla of war, arms, equlip’; "Kemed - Hill" J°hll

oment or airpplics for any of Madeslyh forces, afield-leu- complet- ed or in course of construction; Any naval, military or air for; wi-reles, telegraph, telephone, signal station or any cable statl n; Any vessel of war either plate or under construction: y aircraft or the wreckage of an aircraft‘ y building

Mat, Ils- x Scott n General aim Officer (3rd Grade) Headquarters of a

Canadian Division, Windsor, Ont.

Lalvie. Robert Hector, Capt, Les guigllers Mont-Royal, Chateauguay,

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Lounger. Pierre. Capt, Lee rus- iliers Mont-Royal. Montreal.

MaoRae, Donald

Fr . C t. Stormont Dundas u" up

and Glengarry

“motwm m“; q, Highlanders, attached to Essex

oihel’ oblect damaged by enemy u. Scottish Regiment, Cornwall, Ont. t0

tionorasaremllitofstepstaken nspei enemy action: Any roads or railways excl

oogxrrcclesil wtthlgoalks of defence: y eeotric , gas or will!

worics, or any caevmcter. Nowell‘

or oil store. iouous public notioeaiaane "°°" n??? “$211322. ti? oiogca as n ~ y - fifbitcd and in it can b6 assumed mat the taking of pinup! jg not, permitftd of places whch are being guarded, are fenced off or obviously under some fmn of phrgtedioln non-existent in Eoce- e

'11.. regulations. however“ are not intended to interfere wit! i310 harmless pastime of phcioflaphv. such as personal snamrho‘; or scenes which have no nulitar” sist- nilcsnce. but rather 1o orrvmt photon-reams being in of things and places which ooul be of value u, 1,1».- engines if mo; should fall into his hands.

McManus, Joseph Edward Ernest, Lieut, Queen's Own Cameron High- landers of Canada, Mcmramoook.

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Wilkinson, Ronald John C t,, South Saskatchewan Regiment, T... tevan, Slpislk."

L All! MEDAL Jolgllvisgslplsl Heed uarterisr

. -. par company,

Royal Canadian Engineers Sarnia,

ll -. Rowe. nry Jo , nr., Bri- tish Columbia Coast Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery, Victoria,

Infantry Brigade Headquarters: Gilbert Stanley Earl. L. Cpl, Royal Canadian Cor s or Blgnalg, Toronto, Hart, David oyd. Sgt, Royal ca... adlan Corps of Signals. Montreal. Ray. William John, Sigmn., Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. Kitch- ener, Ont.

Calgsry lleglrnent: Heimer, Cal- Kili: Wilbert John, L. Cpl., Nordegg,

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Essex ' Regiment: Baker, Robert Arthur Montague, Pte., Windsor, Ont.; Carlo. Robert, CpL,

Detroit Mich: DeLaurler, Le Pie. Loamingion, Ont.; Dixon, Frank Leslie, L. Sgt, Windsor, Ont.; Hussey, Waldron Edward, Riverside, Ont.; Merchant, George Edmund, Pie, Windsor, Ont.; Mlzon, John Henry. Piss Windsor, Ont.

Iloyal Regiment of Canada: — Duggan, Waiter. Pte., Newtonbroolr, Ont.; Legato. John Edgar, Sgt, Toronto; McDermott/Gcorpe Alfred. Hamilton; Mellolian, Will am Geo. Pie, Toronto; Murphy James, Cpl, Toronto; Buggies, Frederick Harold, Cpl, Toronto; Thirgood, Ernest, Sgt, Toronto.

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry:-

Dean, William Joseph. CSM .,cuu- Canadian Army Medical Cowl" -

mock, Ayrshire. Scotland: Dyke, Cecil Harold, m, Port Colborne,

Fisher, O"

LIX-COL. O. GIL MERRITT. V.C.

OULTAWA. Oct. 1 — (C?) - A

sham-shooting grenade - throwing lawyer from Vancouver, Lt.-Col. Charles Cecil Merritt, is the first Canadian to win the Victoria Cross 1n the Second Great War. Defence Minister Ralston today aced Col, Merrittu name at the head of a list of 187 Canadians who fought with the gallantry which calls for distinction in the Battle of Dieppe.

Col. Merritt is s prisoner of war and is believed slightly wounded. He will not be able to collect his award personally, for a time at least, but his wife at Belleville, 0nt., and his mot-her at Vancouver,

l’ in the midst of worry over his

safety, were thrilled at the fact that his bravery was recognized by bestowal of the lihnpire‘: highest award for gallantry.

CITATION

"For rnatchless gallantry and in- Bllirlng leadership whilst command- inp his battalion during the Dieppe rad Aug. 19, 1942. From the point of landing his unit's advance had to be made across a bridge in Pour- vilie which was swept by very heavy machine-gun. mortar and artillery fire and the first pnrtics were most- ly destroyed and the bridge thick- ly covered by their bodies.

“A daring lead was required, wav-

ing his helmet Lt-Col. Merritt rush- ed forward shouting ‘come on over. There is nothing to worry B50119 here.’ He thus rsonally led the survivors of at east four parties in turn across the bridge. Quickly organizing these he led them for- ward and when held up by ellelll! pill boxes he a ain headed rushes which succeede in clearing them. In one case he himself destroy“ the occupants of the post by throw- ing grenades into it. Prisoner of War

"After several of his runners be- came casualties he himself kept contact with his different positions. Although twice wounded Lt-Col. Merritt continued to direct the unit's operations with great villi)!‘ and determination and while or- ganizing the withdra/wal he stalked a sniper with a Bren gun and sil- enced him. He then COOIIY 89" orders for the departure and an- nounced his intention to hold 0i! and ‘act ewzn with’ the enemy.

"When last seen he was collect- ing Bren and Tommy guns and preparing a defensive position which successfully covered the withdrawal from the beach. Lt-Col. Merritt is now reported to be a prisoner of wnr. To this commanding officer's personal daring the sirccess of his unit's operations and the safe rc- embarkntion of a largo portion of it were chiefly due." .

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Mad: them feel ill of

They have been irmghf,

DIEPPE

The Nazi guard cannot Iuwe Mord - How Wolf: scaled Abraham's Iivfghfl How Montcalm’: aye: Jaw, with surprise, In the pol: nwming light, That British Foal, suit)! gmu in bed, Now drown up in may. In darkness deep, had climbed the rlwp High cliffs, Ia ruin the dayll

Ho: no report of Agheee

Do they not tales account of Drab, Who swept the S punish ram!

Or hazmi no folk of Admiral Hawks, Who, at Quibaran Boy,

Darad suk a path through no: s] swath“, To coin a glorious day!

Still steeped in crime, m: h: fits fines Of Attilla’: fierce mm,

They think, perhaps, that time’: slope! Ho: cooled our blood since then!

Though year: haw floum, Dir/i)»; has rho-rem Our lads rHIl know the way

On many s glorious day! r-G. O. Llima, in The Navy

led um!

by firs: who fougM

t,; MoQuade Thomas, Pie. Hamilton; Vergette, William, Pie. Hamilton.

Toronto Scottish Regiments -— Chisholm, Alexander Stuart. Pie, Toronto; Middleton. Leonard Allan, Pte. Toronto.

The Black Watch (Royal ligh- land .Reflment) of Canada: - iviarlsh, John William. Sgt, Mo - rea.

Les, Fusiliers Mont-Royal: - Berube. Robert Cpl., Montreal: Daoust, Alfred, Opt, Montreal; Du- buc, Pierre, Sgt, Montreal; Filiault, Leo, Pie. Montreal; Gibson, Walter Harry, Cpl. Montreal; Iiabrecque, remand, ,_ Montreal; Gagne, Wilfrid, Sgt.. Montreal.

The Queen's Own Cameron lllgh- _ “d. lander; or Canada: -- Hunter, Jack

James, Pie, Neepawa. Man; Hublle. Alexander. PI/E" Lenora. Man; Kel- ler, Alexander, Cpl., Winnipeg; Nu- gent, George ‘Ihomas, L. Cpl., Win-

$11. Saskatchewan Regiment:- Iienner. Oliver Odeen, Pm, Yoe- man. sask; Gregory. Joeeph Arthur. C l.. Swift Curren , Saslc: Mundy, A bert, Edward, Sgt... Crilchley, Alta; McKellar. Wllilam Carneg- gle, Pte, Kisbey, sasia; Thrusseil. Leslie Robert. Pte. Cancra Seek-

No, 2 Canadian Field Serurlty Section: - Skippon Earl Kitchener. Acting Sgt. Toronto.

No. ll Field Ambulance, Royal

Bibby. Thomas Patrick, Pie, Wood- stock, Ont.

MENTIONED IN DISPATCIIIZ!

Warrant Officers , N.C.0.'a and men: Divisional Headquarters: - Prlce Wilfred, Spr., of a field com- man lng a Canadian Division, van-

anY. Royal Canadian Engineers,

oronto.

Infantry Brigade Ileadquartusz- Laouste, Leo William Slgrnn., Royal of S gnals, Halifax. I Ilaenl ton Light Infantry:- Mull n, Arthur Clarence, Pte, Si. Catharlnes, Ont. '

Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada: — Morgan, Murray Edward, Opt. Montreal.

Les Fusiliers Mont - Royal: - goei. Joseph, Ptc., Jacket River,

PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL Report of Pleasant Valley School. for the month of September. Grade X.—1, Barbara Smith. Grade 1X_—1. Raymond Morrison; 2, Aurdey Stevenson; 3, Dorothy Smith. Grade VII.—-l, Allison Somers. Grade V-—l. Evelyn Smith; i. Laura Smith; 3, Phyllis Ling. Grade 1V.—l, Shlrlcv Stevenson: 2. Blllv Carr; 3. Robert Smith. Grade I. Sr.-i. Vernon Somers: 2, Cecil Smith: 3. Brenton Smith. Grade I Jr,—l. Donnie Somers. Perfect attendance — Raymond Morrison, Audrcv Stevenson. Highest average-Evelyn Smith.

MinsrrPa kills pain.

eive Awards for Gallantri Won V. C. at Dieppe I

Naval, Air Force Men Get 0.8.0.

LONDON, Oct. 2—(OP Cable)- Capt. John Iiughes-Hailett, RN. naval force commander at Dieppe. received the Distinguished Servce Order while Air Commodore Ad- rian Trevor Cole of the R.A.A.F.,

ket River, N.B., enlisted in t

navy and air force officers an

resides at Jacket River. men received awards for “daring ' ' '

Montreal on June 25, i940. went overseas Fcbruary 15, 194i.

I George Cross Ranks Next To V.C. for Valor

he was with the first Black Watch (Royal Re lment of Canada).

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Town, NB.

Maritimers Mentioned In Dieppe Despatches

UITAWA. Oct, I — (OP) — Foi- lowing are brief biographical sket- ches of Maritime men mentioned in dispatches after the raid on Dieppe:

Ptc. Joseph Noel. D-6l93d of Jac- he Fue- iliers Mont-Royal April t. 1940. and

who was the airforce commander's Was wounded in the action a

re ruentstive in the headquarters 919F09-

5}, p_ also w,“ 31v", I “mp3,- Born at Jacket River, January 1U.

Ewan; 1n 5 115g o; award, g9; 1912. he enlisted April 5, i940 and

Dgepp, mrvlce announced W“; proceeded overseas June 30, i940. A number of other British army 14 mother. Alphvmine Bacon

lll" l. Murray Edward Morse-n. D- gauamry ma 5k in the attuk‘ gifiivwas born at Fredericton, May , 1

An accountant in civil life, Cpl. Morgan served with the 90th Bat- tion iory R..C.A. in i936. He enlisted adt Ill

At the time of the Dieppeuaclliion a a on. Highland

is mother, Alice Morgan re- adcs on Victory street, Frederic- n.

Pte, Arthur Clarence Muilin, B- 17193, of St. Catharlnes, was born on December 9th, i913, at Douglas

A sloel heater in civilian ilfc, he served with the 28th Field Battery for three years. On June 17th.

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1940 he enlisted at Hamilton Royal Hamilton Light infers; q 23 o the

went overseas on June .?°°il.".‘.‘. O O U

year. Pte. Mullin's Marion castle, N Sgmn. Leo William Laouets 2631s of Charlottetown. was bar’; in Ottawa, August 2s, 192i. A stu- time he enlisted a0 Sydney. NS, on i“. mber 1, ifi, Ssmn. Lacusta went overseas ole August 2i. 1940. Sgmn. Lacusta was wifi headquarters of an infantry B ade at the time of the Dieppe so-

ui. motfher. Mrs. Emil Lawns, resides at 52 {ierpry ‘street, Halifel.

Spr. Wilfred Price, B46258 d Sussex, NB, saw action at Die with an RCE. detachment wh la was included with Divisional Heede quarters in the encounter.

He was born Jan. 29. 101s a sex, rior to se

wife, giuilin resides

Rangers, 1935. He was a carpenter rcsi at 121 McGill street, ‘Toronto u his enlistment on September a i939. l-le went overseas May l2. 1 l-Ils mother, Mrs. Blanche Price resides in Sussex, N3.

Military Cross For Maritime Officer

lowing is the citation of one of

Ranking next to the Vla- eorie Cross is the George Croce established in I940.

In aecsin up the new do- corazion, ing George said.

“Many and lorious are the deeds of gsfisntry done during these perilous but famous days.

"ln order rim they should be worshily and prom rly recognized have decided) to create at once s new mark of honour for men and women in all walks of life.‘

tary Cross for allantry at the Bat- tlo of Dieppe ug. i9:

McManus, Joseph Edward lime“. Lieut, Melnrarncook. N.B.:—

As a Platoon Commander of "D" Company, (Queen's Own), Cameron Highlanders of Canada, during the Pourvllle sbction of the Dieppe op- eration Aug. l9, 1942, this officer's leadership, daring and cool effici- ency were an inspiration to all who served under him.

When, owing to enemy fire, the company became separated, Lieut. McManus assumed command of his detaohment and also took charge of other attached personnel

clon he cleared all the houses in