Le Raid
Détails d'embarquement et emplacement des Fusiliers lors du Raid.
Dernière mise à jour le 13 Septembre 2023
WAR DIARY AUGUST 18
At 1330 hre the order to leave for the Scheme Jubilee arrived. Everybody were singing and in very good humour.
At 1600 hrs we arrived at in Shoreham in a school occupied by the Marines.
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There the C.O. announced the Raid on Dieppe. Everybody acclaimed with joy.
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The Padre gave everyone absolution and asked them to prey.
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At 1645 hrs each company went in different classes in the school to receive from their Company Commanders the last instructions.
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The Padre gave communion to the Boys and said Au-Revoir.
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At 1745 hrs Supper was given.
At 1830 hrs leaving in trucks for Shoreham Harbor.
At 1845 hrs arrived on R. Boats.
At 2000 hrs we crossed the Channel - Nice sunshine and clam sea.
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We received the order to get ready and to wait for further orders for the landing.
Répartition de l'effectif
À leur départ de Shoreham l'effectif des Fusiliers Mont-Royal est répartie en deux groupes. Le principal, qui constitue la Réseve Flottante, est constitué de 506 hommes, divisés par groupe de 20 à bord des 26 LCPs du Group 7. Le reste de l'effectif, est divisé à bord des LCT 145 (6), 127 (35) et 159 (35) du Group 8, un groupe de 6 hommes à bord du LCT 365.
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Comme il n'existe aucune liste définitives, ces chiffres restent une approximation.
Groupe 7 (Floating Reserve)
Forth Flotilla
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LCP 186 Lt. Cdr. W. L. N. Wallace, R.N.V.R. (Flotilla Officer)
LCP 195 Lt. J. Hawkes, R.N.V.R.
LCP 187 Lt. F. Lock, R.N.V.R.
LCP 212 Lt. R. A. Durham, R.N.V.R.
LCP 175 Sub-Lt. S. G. P. Walker, R.N.V.R.
LCP 170 Sub-Lt. W. E. Ibell, R.N.V.R.
LCP 188 Sub-Lt. D. B. Corcoran, R.N.V.R.
LCP 192 Sub-Lt. C. T. Kitching, R.N.V.R.
LCP 174 Sub-Lt R. C. A. BArnes, R.N.V.R.
LCP 173 Sub-Lt C. H. Lindfoot, R.N.V.R.
LCP 199 Sub-Lt C. W. Lindfoot, R.N.V.R.
LCP 172 Sub-Lt G. M. Doaman, R.N.V.R.
LCP 53 Sub-Lt N. Sparks, R.N.V.R.
LCP 28 Sub-Lt. J. H. Vellacott, R.N.V.R.
Fifth Flotilla
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LCP 163 Lt. Cdr. N. C. Roulston, R.N.V.R. (Flotilla Officer)
LCP 614 Lt. R. F. H. Morgan, R.N.V.R.
LCP 165 Lt. A. Wilson, R.N.V.R.
LCP 166 Lt. E. R. C. Hunt, R.N.V.R.
LCP 167 Lt. C. Newman, R.N.V.R.
LCP 209 Lt. C. Tymms, R.N.V.R.
LCP 210 Lt. K. D. Cox, R.N.V.R.
LCP 208 Sub-Lt J. Vaughan, R.N.V.R.
LCP 155 Sub-Lt G. E. Evans, R.N.V.R.
LCP 45 Lt. R. F. McRae, R.N.V.R.
LCP 31 Sub-Lt. G. E. Evans, R.N.V.R.
LCP 163 Sub-Lt. D.B. Rogers, R.C.N.V.R.
Il n'existe pas, au sein des archives militaire, de document précisant le détail d'embarquement des LCP. Cependant, en regroupant les témoignages et l'information disponible, il est possible de déduire en partie l'organisation du Group 7.
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LCP inconnu
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Cpt G. Vandelac
Lt P. A. Trudel
LCP inconnu
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Cpt L. Dumais
L/Cpl A. Taylor
LCP inconnu
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Sgt A. Chabot
Cpt C. Camaraire
Cpt W.R. Dillion
LCP inconnu
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Cpt L. Dumais
L/Cpl A. Taylor
Landing Craft Tank
LCT 1 - No 145​
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LCT 2 - No 127 Mk. II​
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Lt. P. Benoit
Pte A. Brisebois
Cpt R. H. Lajoie
Sgt P.G. Dubé
Cpl V. Desjardins
Cpl V. Marticotte
Cpl E. Lapointe
L/pl G. ou O. Mathieu
Pte G. Bernard
Pte P. Mercier
Pte G. Tremblay
Pte J. Dufresne
Pte A. ou L.L. Bouchard
Pte L. Mondoux
Pte A. ou R. Martin
Pte Maurice Tousignant
Pte A. Cinq-Mars
Pte J.B. Dussault
Pte A. Daoust
Pte A. Bélanger
Pte L. Drouin
Pte M. Pierre
Pte A. ou G. Morin
Pte Wilfred Nolet
Pte D. Monchamp
Pte G. St-Onge
Pte C. Blais
Pte C. ou G. Rochon
Pte G. ou J. Henault
Pte R. Martineau
Pte C. Ouimet
Pte R. Crevier
Pte J. Paquette
LCT 3 - No 159​
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Lt Y. Tétreault
Cpl M. Jolicoeur
PTE G. Varin
PTE A. Edmond
LCT 16 - No 325 Mk. III​
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BATTLE SUMMARY No. 33
In an attempt to secure the vital eastern headland, the Military Force Commander, who apparently did not know fully of the critical position ashore, decided to send in his floating reserve the Fusiliers Mont-Royal to Red Beach.
With the aid of smoke, and in the face of avery heavy firing, some of them were successfully put ashore at 0704 under the direction of Lt. Cdr J.H. Dathan, R.N., Senior Officer of Group 7, in M.L.214. He took 26 L.C.P., losing two when beached and a third during the withdrawal. So intense was the enemy's fire that the Fusiliers achieved little or no success and suffered serious losses as soon as they landed. Two small parties succeeded in penetrating into the town and dock area, but few returned.
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Meanwhile, owing to failure to allow for the then strong westerly set of the ride and the superabundance of smoke, some 300 officers and men of the Fusiliers had to be landed, not according to plan, but on the very constricted beach below the western headland. No frontal advance was praticable and attempts to move out on their flank proved unsuccessful.
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Around noon 288 of them, of whom some 100 were wounded, surrendered.
The Landing of the Fusiliers
At 0630 hrs, accordingly, the entry was made in the ''Calpe'' Intelligence Log, ''Fus.M.R. going ashore Red beach".
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Lt.-Col. Menard had gone aboard ''Calpe'' at 0610 hrs and had received his instruction. There instruction were now passed to the L.C.P.(L)a by loud hailer, to the following effect. Whereas in the event of everything going according to plan the Fus. M.R. had been instructed to concentrate, after landing, in the PARC JEHAN ANGO, preparatory to establishing an inner perimeter and covering the withdrawal of the main force.
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Lt. A.A. Masson states that the boats, which navel evidence indicates were 26 in number, approached the beach in a single line. He believes, but is not entirely certain, taht the order of sub-units from right to left (i.e., from west to east) was ''D'' Coy, ''A'' Coy, ''C'' Coy; H.Q. Group; and ''B'' Coy.