Dieppe, France, August 19, 1942

August 19 was my parents wedding anniversary. However, for my grandfather, he would also always remember sitting on a beach, watching the Canadian units sail out to try and raid a German held port.

He then spent many weeks sorting out the equipment of those who didn't come back. Those killed, and those who went into POW camps.

I remember he told me once about finding a rail box car filled with socks and other clothing. It was close to lunch time. They simply closed it up and went off for a bite of grub. When they got back, all that was left was ONE SOCK!

Thanks to Clive for the art work. The Churchill tank was that used by the King's Own Calgary Regiment. One of the ill fated units sent to hit the beach. The beach was a pebble one, which meant that most of the tanks could not move up the beach.