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Las PA RENT LLY EAE 43 ARR RAR GOR REIRAIILR ION ARVANA RAN 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, August 29, 1979 Veteran remembers Dieppe raid (Turn to page 2) following year, he and a fellow prisoner broke away from a wood-cutting detail and spent 12 days on the run before being re-captured in Czechoslovakia. After inter- LANNY FYI 101\'F-Y NH) Al MURRAY WILSON SHOES rogation, he was moved to a POW camp in the north of Germany, and in February, 1945, was marched westward with other prisoners away from the advance of the Russian forces. While on this '"'Death March" as it was to be known, he again managed to escape, and this time it was for good. Talking about the raid on Dieppe, Mr. Elliot agrees that from the point of view of military planning and execu- tion it was 'a complete disaster." There was no heavy aerial bombardment of German fortifications prior to the landings. Tanks, which could have supported the infantry, got bogged down in the shale of the beaches, and only one man- (port perry star Company Limited Phone 985-7383 Sa, SCA 2 (om): '. "ras Md Serving the Township of Scugog J. PETER HVIDSTEN Publisher Advertising Manager J.B. MCCLELLAND Editor Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Wednesday by the Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario Authorized as second class mall by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage Incash Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Subscription Rate: In Canada $8.00 per year Elsewhere $10.00 per year. Single copy 20¢ J aged to get off the beach. The fact that the Royal Regiment landed in broad day-light, a: half hour after dawn had broken, made the men easy targets for the The Dieppe raid was never intended to be a permanent invasion of occupied Europe. It was planned by the British general 'staff as a testing ground for the main invasion which was inevitable. The invaders were to attempt to find out information on the German defenses, especially radar. They were to take back prisoners. Also theraid was supposed to boost morale, both: civilian and military on the Allied side, as up until that time the war had almost completely gone in the favour of the Germans, By the summer of 1942, Russian forces were suffer- + ing horrendous losses, and both Stalin ard Roosevelt were pushing for some kind of an Allied attack in western Europe. All of these factors, and the fact that the raid cost so many Canadian lives have helped to fuel the controver- sy about whether it should have taken place in the first place. Scores of books have been written about Dieppe,both from the point of view of military "history 'and 'about the acts of 'individual -hero- ism. Two Canadians earned the Victory Cross for valour that day. Was it worthwhile? Mr. Elliot says yes. "The lessons learned there had to make it worthwhile, and for the sake of the guys who died." Mr. Elliot also agrees with the assessment of Lord Mountbatten that for every life lost during that nine hours on the beaches of Dieppe, ten were saved two years later when the full scale invasion of 'Europe began on D-Day. Mr. Elliot, who owned a dry-cleaning business in Tor- onto after the war, and now works as a real estate agent in Port Perry, has only rp- turned once to Dieppe since that .day 87 years ago this month, That was in 1872 to mark a special 30 year reunion and memorial service. - His wife Jeanne and son Bob accom- panied him, and Bob later wrote an essay on the exper- ience which won first place in the Legion National Liter- ary contest. While the 250 or so mem- bers of the Dieppe Veterans and Prisoners. of War Asso- ciation gathered in Port Hope last week for fellow- ship and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Dieppe Cairn, there was business to attend to as well. The Association has been pressing the Canadian gov- ernment for an increase Rin fons to 50 percent ra than the 20 percent the survi- vors have been receiving since just 1977. The present rate varies between $87 and $160 per month, but does not go to a widow after a Dieppe veteran dies. his hn in Rr ciation, CE ; quoted as saying during the reunion that the Dieppe vet- erans aren't interested any more "in telling people about the heroism. We just want to get a decent POW allowance from the government, for all our colleagues who are dying and for our widows when we have gone. began for almost 5,000 Cana- KROL EPA? Par ah SS a he ER | A ttle that In a way, a ba month, is still going on. dians 87 years ago this 'remember ~~ when..? continued Bursary of $500. for University Education. Mr. and 'Mrs. Carleton Graham were guests of honour at a party at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ira G. Travell, Oshawa, on the occasion of their 40th Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations to Clerk-Treasurer, John F. Raines, who recently received the Canadian Water Works Quarter Century Service Award. The certificate © presented to Mr. Raines by Reeve J.J. Gibson' on behalf of the Association, stated if was presented, *'in "recognition of .devoted service in water works, con- tributing to the national growth and progress and to the health and welfare of the people of Canada." 10 YEARSAGO Thursday, September 11, 1969 It is doubtful if any lady taxi drivers can match Mrs. S. Sweetman in years of service to the public. She has just started on her 21st year in the taxi business in Port Perry and says she has no intention of quitting. "Mrs. Sweetman has just expanded her business by the purchase of the Charles Brignall Taxi Service and she promises a 24 hour service. Port Perry High School shows a tentative registration of 825 pupils on September 2, 1969." Port Perry Council at the last regular meeting, ap- proved recommendation of three additional members of the Fire Department. The new members are - Wm. Salter, Robert Rodd and Raymond Penny. Miss Geraldine Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Cooper, Port Perry, recently graduated from Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto. Miss Cooper accep- ted a nursing position for the United Church Missions at Bellacoola, B.C. Rev. W. Mark Reeves was inducted as_the new pastor of the Port Perry Pastoral Charge last Thur- sday. Rev. and Mrs. Reeves have four children - Nan- cy, Alistair, Christopher and Merilee. 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