Glenn Pepper, RRTI. Mitch- ell. Ont. brings out a team of heavy work horses to clear a snow- clogged Logan Town- ship farm lane in Western On- tario's Perth County. Horse- COMMANDER AT DIEPPE i-amous Canadian Soldier ‘ on) TIMES ARE-ERECAIIIID drawn snow plows were used in smaller towns and cities Dies In Channel Is. Home ,FAUVIC. Jersey '(lPI-nMaj: Gen. John Hamilton Roberts. 70. a career soldier who served to both world wars and led the Dieppe raid. died at his home In the Channel Islands Monday. Gen. Roberts will probably be best remembered as comman- der of the Canadian force in the controversial 1942 Uicppe raid. In which some 3,369 men of a force of nearly 5.000 were killed. wounded or captured. Shortly after the raid he assumed com- of Canadian reinforce- ment units in the United King- dom Gen A G. La McNaughton of Ottawa. commander of the first Canadian Army in 1942. today paid this tribute to Gen. Roh- erts: “As a leader and as a gallant. devoted. determined 5 old 1 er. Gen. Roberts will long be re- membered by the Canadian Army and. I hope, by the Ca- nadian people." Many observers held that the Dieppe rald. carried out with out sufficient firepower against a heavily defended harbor. pro- vided v a l u a b l e lessons that saved thousands of lives in later seahorne frontal attacks. OTE AROI'T RAID Just three months ago. in a letter to Ross Munro. (‘anadian resn war correspondent. at Dieppe and new publisher of the Winnipeg Tribune, Gen. Roberts wrote. “I consider Dieppe was well worthwhile as we learned a lot about what not to do. Our later surtcessful landings in \‘orth Af- rica, ltaly etc, could scarcely have been carried out without it " -Gen. Roberts won the his- tinguished Service Order for his part. in the raid During the first World War he received the Military Cross for bravery. France made him a commander to the Legion of Honor and awarded him the Croix de Guerre with palms. lie was born in i’ipestone. Man, but lived for many years at Kingston. Out. and also at Ottawa. Educated at Epsom t‘ollege, Surrey. England, lini- vcrsity School. Victoria. B.C.. and Upper Canada Collegc. 'l‘or— onto. he graduated from the Royal Military College of Can- ada. Kingston. in MM and was immediately commissioned in the army REMAINED IV ARMY Gen. Roberts remained in the army following the war and was a lieutenant-colonel when the second world war broke out. Part of his creed was that no equipment should be sacrificed. Withdrawing in June, 1940. from France with the artillery regi- ment under his command. he 0 Good Books i (’jion (Motion 5:. WWW » W ‘) ’1 ggTHE t; ix ” C '“’ ;; ARD g; it SHOPtg r, f if)”. Greeting Cards f ;. Art Supplies t ). Games i r I For (‘hildren & Adults ( . a r i, Dial Milli-[é brought back every field gun in the unit. . The unit was the only one in the withdrawing forces to save all its guns. After the war Gen. 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