by Mark Zuehlke
Zuehlke lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and is currently working on his next Canadian Battle book, which returns to First Canadian Army’s advance across Northwest Europe in 1945 by detailing its Rhineland Campaign of February–March 1945. He can be found on the web at www.zuehlke.ca and Mark Zuehlke’s Canadian Battle Series Facebook site.
General Index
Ranks given for individuals are highest attained as of August 19, 1942
Numbers refer to pages in the print edition
Abbeville, 20, 98, 157, 329
Addis, Pte., 282
Aide, Tpr. Percy W., 292
Air Reporting Centre, 196
Air Sea Rescue Service, 330
Albrighton, HMS, 189, 232, 241, 249–50, 277, 359
Alderney, 37, 73, 126
Aldershot, 54
Alleyne, Capt. Charles Hector, 337
Alresford, HMS, 150, 189
Ambery, Lt. Peter, 285–86
Amiens, 120–21, 157
Anderson, Capt. Jack, 265, 273
Anderson, Tpr. Archie, 300, 350–51, 360
Andrews, Lt. Col. John Gilby “Johnny,” 81–82, 145, 171, 284, 302, 314–15
Anglo-American Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee, see Combined Chiefs of Staff
Antille, Gnr. R.A., 144
Antwerp, 16
Arc de Triomphe, 38
Arcadia Conference, 15–17, 19, 25
Aristocrat, HMS, 118, 120
Armstrong, Pte. Thomas Miller, 272
Arques River, 50, 69, 71–72, 156, 227
Arques-la-Bataille, 45, 51, 68, 98, 102, 121, 156, 163, 179, 231, 251
Arundel Castle, 142, 181
Ashley, Edwina, 26
Astaire, Fred, 26
Bader, A/Sq. Ldr. Douglas, 75
Baie de Seine, 143
Baillie-Grohman, RAdm. Tom, 74–75, 86, 96, 98, 109, 120, 122, 128–29, 132
Baker, Jack, 373
Baker, Pte. R.A.M., 288
Banks, FS Stirling David, 277
Barnes, Lt. Col. Frank, 84, 175, 304
Basher, Lt. Col. G. Hedley, 76, 81, 119, 142
Bay of Biscay, 22
Bayonne, 41
Beachy Head, 75, 138, 171
Beattie, Lt. Cdr. Stephen Halden, 34–35
Beaverbrook, Lord, 15
Begg, Maj. John, 302
Bell, CSM H.E., 280
Bell, Lt. Ronald, 183
Bellerophon, HMS, 65
Bender, L/Cpl., 101
Bennett, Lt. Ed, 300–02, 335, 350–51, 357, 360
Bennett, Sgt. William Joseph, 281
Berkeley, HMS, 189, 277, 359
Berneval, see Petit Berneval
Berneval-le-Grand, 208
Berthelot, Cpl. Guy, 234
Bertram, Pte. S.T., 265
Berube, Cpl. Robert, 312, 352
Bexhill, 75
Billy Butlin Holiday Camp, 84
Bird, Pte. E.G., 343
Bird, Pte. G.L., 243
Bismarck, 33
Blair, Pte. N.E.H., 266
Blair, Tpr. G.L., 292
Bleasdale, HMS, 189, 277
Blue Beach, 148, 173, 189, 203, 227, 250, 258–60, 269–74, 306–07, 309, 331–32, 365–66
Blue Guide, 69–70
Boak, SLt. John, 272
Bois des Vertus, 251–52
Boulevard de Verdun, 70, 291, 296, 303
Boulogne, 29, 38, 42, 60, 96, 98, 190, 230
Bowen, Cox. Norm, 92
Bowery, Capt. Bud, 280
Bradbrooke, Lt. Col. G.R., 81–82
Bradpole, 102
Burton Bradstock, 102
Brenouvelle Farm, 251
Bresnahan, Rgr. Walter, 212
Brest, 65
Bride River, 102
Bridge, Pte. J.L., 342
Bridport, 101
Bright, Capt. John Eric, 302
Brocklesby, HMS, 188–90, 197, 318, 357
Brooke, Gen. Sir Alan, 15, 20–21, 28–29, 40–41, 52, 57, 59–61, 73–74, 95, 114–15, 128, 131, 146, 368
Brookhouse, F/O John, 325
Brooks, Pte. J., 261
Brown, Capt. Jimmy, 280
Browne, Capt. George, 259, 269, 271, 273, 306–07
Buchanan, Capt. G.B. “Buck,” 230, 237, 346–47
Buckee, Lt. H.T. “Henry,” 194–95, 204, 209–11
Buist, Lt. Malcolm, 316–17
Butler, Lt. A.H.L., 96
Calais, 16, 29, 38
Calpe, HMS, 105, 150, 154, 183, 184–90, 195, 226, 228, 250, 256, 269, 271, 277, 286, 301, 304, 305–09, 314–15, 322, 324, 327, 331–32, 336, 341, 358–59, 361, 367–68
Camaraire, Capt. C., 76
Camberley, 40, 80
Campbeltown, HMS, 34–36
Carle, Cpl. R., 353
Carley, Pte. Stanley, 278, 285
Carr, Lt. E.L.K.A., 219–20
Carrickfergus, 136
Carroll, Sgt. Johnny, 261
Carswell, Capt. H.B., 241, 249–50
Catto, Capt. Jack, 268, 273
Catto, Lt. Col. Doug, 142, 147, 187, 260, 270–71, 273, 307–08
Chadburn, Sqn. Ldr. Lloyd, 326
Chadwick, Pte. Stanley, 280
Channel Islands, 37, 367
Chapman, Tpr. Jack, 294
Chequers, 29
Cherbourg, 29
Cherbourg Peninsula, 40–41
chert, described, 291
chespaling, described, 89
Chichester Harbour, 54, 181
Chiefs of Staff, American, 15–16
Chiefs of Staff, British, 15–16, 19, 22, 25, 29, 32, 39–41, 43, 49, 62–63, 72–74, 94, 114, 117, 128, 130, 135–36, 366, 368
Chilton, Cpl. Leonard Roy, 346
Churchill, PM Winston, 15–16, 19, 22, 25–29, 38–41, 46, 73, 93–95, 114–15, 128, 130–31, 146, 366, 368–70
Clare, Capt. Wesley, 338–39, 354–55
Clarke, Lt. Col. Dudley, 27
Clarke, Pte. Ernest, 232, 236, 245–46
Cole, Air Cdre. Adrian Trevor, 120, 185, 228, 322, 324, 359
Coles, Sgt. Edward, 271
Collier’s Weekly, 25, 184
Collingdon, Pte. Alf, 277, 280, 337–38
Collins, Sgt. Clive, 194
Colson, Lt. Jack, 270, 274
Combined Chiefs of Staff, 15, 25, 40, 131, 135
Combined Operations Command, 21, 25–30, 32, 37–39, 43–44, 52, 60, 62, 83, 85–86, 90, 94, 96–97, 99, 102–03, 105–06, 129, 131–32, 136, 142–43, 146, 156, 171–72, 187, 366, 368
Combined Operations Headquarters, 29, 67, 93, 100, 109, 126, 172, 362
Comfort, Cpl. Al, 338
Cooke, SLt. W.H., 292
Corke, Lt. Cdr. Charles L., 192–93, 206, 212
Cornelsen, Tpr. Rinehard “Bob,” 350–51
Cornett, Lt. T.R., 291
Counsell, Lt. John, 281
Counsell, Lt. Lou, 276–77, 280
Cousineau, Pte. Eugene, 284–85
Coward, Noël, 126
Cowes, 83–84, 121
Cowes Castle, 86
Cox, Cpl. C.W., 282
Crécy, 98
Creer, Pte. J.E., 261, 263–64, 267
Crerar, Lt. Gen. Harry, 52, 53–64, 66, 75, 102, 109–10, 115–18, 125–26, 131–32, 135–36, 138, 183, 229, 367
Criel-sur-Mer, 43
Cunningham, J., 205
Currie, Capt. John, 169, 283
Darby, Maj. Bill, 136
Dathan, Lt.
J.H., 331–32, 341
Dawson, Capt. Robert, 139, 219
de Costabadie, Lt. Cdr. Ackroyd Norman Palliser, 31, 33, 37
Dearson, Ken, 247
Deauville, 16
Devlin, Cpl. Charles, 241
Deziel, Capt. D.A., 288
Dickin, Lt. Leonard, 339
Dicus, Pte. Harvey, 281
Dieppe, 16, 21–22, 36, 53–54, 61, 73–74, 84, 95–96, 100, 102, 106–11, 112–13, 119–21, 137, 140–41, 143, 145–47, 171–74, 177, 179–81, 187, 189–90, 193, 195–96, 198, 203–04, 208–10, 220, 227, 229–31, 249–53, 257, 259–60, 271, 273–74, 305, 322, 330–31, 367–73
bombing of, cancelled, 97–99
described, 69–70
German defences at, 157–67
initial estimates of, 50–51
raid,
air battle in, 323–30
assault on beaches, 275–30
assault reinforced, 307–20
Canadians get outline plan for, 66–67
casualties in, 3–4
Churchill’s concerns over, 114–15
initial raid plan, 41–43
Mann’s analysis of frontal attack plan, 70–72
Montgomery insists on Dieppe frontal assault, 44–49
objectives described, 68
reborn, 147–53
timing and final plan, 126–34
intelligence error, 155–57
selected for raid, 37–39
surrender at, 360–64
withdrawal from, 349–60
Dieppe-St. Aubin, 68
Doherty, Lt. T.B., 91
Donaldson, Cpl. J., 353
Donaldson, Gnr. R., 144
Douglas, Air Mshl. Sholto, 131
Douglas, Lt. Brice G., 288–89
Dowding, Air Chf. Mshl. Sir Hugh, 75
Drake, Gnr. A.V., 144
Drysdale, Lt. Gordon, 293
Dubuc, Sgt. Pierre, 319–20, 352
Dudley, Lt. Col. G.F. “Gil,” 78
Duggan, Cpl. W., 261
Duke of Wellington, HMS, 182, 189, 259–60, 269, 272
Duke-Woolley, Wg. Cdr. Myles, 323
Dumais, Sgt. Maj. Lucien, 311, 350–51
Dumma, RSM J.W., 254
Dunkirk, 20, 27, 31
Dunlap, Lt. Jack, 295–96
Dunsmore, Tpr. T.A., 295
Durnford-Slater, Lt. Col. John, 136, 139–40, 191, 193, 307
Eastman, Cpl. A., 254
Edmondson, Lt. John, 80–81, 86–87, 91, 113, 177–78, 232–33, 240–42, 249–50, 256, 339–40, 345–46, 363, 370
Eisenhower, Brig. Gen. Dwight D., 18, 94, 131, 136, 146
Eldred, Capt. Dick, 292–93
Ellis, Cpl. Leslie, 262, 266–68, 271–72
England, Lt. Les, 230, 238
Ensor, Lt. Jack, 60
Envermeu, 179
Evenden, Pte. Bud, 346
Ewener, Lt. William Alexander, 303
Exercise,
Beaver III, 53–54, 76
Beaver IV, 75–76
Foothold, 145–46
Ford I, 168–69, 177
Ford II, 168
Ford III, 168
Klondike I, 118
Lenin, 142
Popsy, 145, 168–69
Stranglehold, 145
Tiger, 62, 75, 77
XLAX, 121
Yukon I, 99, 100–02, 104–06, 108–09, 119
Yukon III, 109–10, 112, 119
Fairbanks, Douglas, Sr., 26
Falmouth, 34
Fear, Lt. Alexander, 193, 206–07
Fernie, HMS, 150, 186, 188, 190, 195, 226, 228, 250, 277, 305–06, 308, 359, 367
Finney, Tpr. William, 217
Fleming, Pte. J.T., 296–97
Flemington, Pte. Clarence, 248, 342
Foch, FM Ferdinand, 117
Foggitt, Lt. F.M., 193, 331
Foote, Padre Capt. John, 181, 338, 355
Forêt d’Arques, 47
Forget, Maj. Maurice, 77
Fort Southwick, 172, 183
Foster, Cpl. Clarence, 280
Four Winds Farm, see Les Quatre Vents Farm
Franklin, SLt. Ben, 272–73
Franz, 207
Fraser, Lt. Col. Christopher Joseph, 17th Lord Lovat, see Lovat, Lord
Fraser, Brig. R.A., 77
Freeman, QMS Joe, 170
Fry, Gnr., 145
Furru, Pte. Edwin, 212
Gagne, CSM W., 337
Garneau, Maj. Paul, 313–14
Garth, HMS, 189, 267, 269, 271, 277, 307, 322, 331
Garthwaite, Pte. William Owen, 223
Geoffrion, Pte. Ray, 182
Gibbs, Capt. G.L.D., 187–88
Gilchrist, Lt. Donald, 223–24
Glengyle, HMS, 121, 174, 181, 188, 201–03
Glenn, Maj. Allen, 288, 303, 335, 357–58
Gobin, Pte. P.J., 343
Godfrey, Flt. Lt. Jack, 325
Golden Eagle, HMS, 118
Gorman, Tpr. Thomas, 294
Gosport, 169, 172, 174
Gostling, Lt. Col. Alfred “Al,” 78–79, 83, 92–93, 142, 176, 243–44, 248
Gouk, CSM George, 244, 247–48, 342
Goulding, Lt. Cdr. Harold, 259–60, 262, 331, 366
Graham, Capt. E.L., 309
Graham, Cpl. Alec, 244
Graham, Pte. Tommy, 283
Grassett, Maj. Gen. Edward, 78
Gravel, Capt. Roland, 312
Green Beach, 148, 189, 232, 244, 250, 253, 307–08, 316, 324–25, 330–31, 339–41, 345, 347, 350, 362, 366, 371–72
Green, Lt. Douglas, 334
Greenberg, Sgt. Morris, 268
Grenier, Lt. Col. Paul, 77
Grondin, Cpl. C.H., 296–97
Guest, Capt. Dennis, 284
Haase, Gen. Lt. Konrad, 157–65, 255, 362, 371
Haase, Gen. Ob. Kurt, 165
Hafenschutzboots, described 161
Haggard, Pte. William, 234, 257
Haig, FM Douglas, 117
Hainault, Capt. Robert, 169
Haines, Cpl. Percy, 280
Hall, Pte. Reg, 270
Halladay, Lt. Jack, 281
Halls, Cpl. “Banger,” 207
Hamilton, Nigel, 45, 126
Hamilton, Pte. M., 261
Harcourt-Smith, Air Cdre. G., 136
Harris, Cpl. Samuel Howard, 299
Harrison, Pte. Norman, 206
Hart, Cpl. E., 256
Harvey, Cpl. W.J., 318
Hawkinge, 326
Hawkins, Sgt. Roy, 178–79, 231
Haydon, Maj. Gen. Charles, 30, 42, 44, 46, 96, 98, 127, 140
Hayter, Capt. Frank, 238, 344
Head, Brig. Anthony, 38
Hellings, Capt. Peter, 316–17
Henderson, Lt. Col. G.P., 63, 109, 132, 136, 150
Herbert, Pte. E., 252
Hicks, Capt. Raymond, 259, 269–70
Hickson, Sgt. George, 279, 318–19, 351
Hill, Capt. Tony, 169, 283, 299, 334–35, 356
Hilsabeck, Tpr. Fred, 290, 292
Hitler, Adolph, 16, 18, 56, 159
Hodson, Sqn. Ldr. Ken, 329
Hollis, Maj. Gen. L.C., 114
Hood, Pte. T.E., 297
Hopkins, Harry, 18–22
Hoskin, Pte. Charlie, 296
Hughes-Hallett, Capt. John, 29–34, 36, 37–38, 41–49, 51, 90, 93–96, 100–01, 110–11, 114–15, 118–19, 122, 126–27, 129–33, 135, 137,
143–44, 149–54, 155, 158, 171–74, 182–83, 184–88, 190, 197–98, 228, 277, 305–07, 309, 316, 321–22, 328, 330–31, 341, 357–60, 363, 366, 368–69
Huppe, Pte. A., 252
Hussey, Sgt. W.E., 353–54
Hutton, Pte. H.P.L., 252, 254
Insinger, Capt. Theodor Marie, 314
Invicta, HMS, 133, 177–78, 188, 257, 342
Isle of Wight, 38, 62–63, 75–77, 81, 83, 85, 93, 101–02, 108, 112, 115, 118, 121, 125, 170, 232, 248
Ismay, Gen. Hastings, 114, 146
Jackson, Cpl. R., 256
Jackson, Lt. P., 247
Jacobson, Sgt. Albert, 212
James, Adm. Sir William, 73, 109–10, 133–35, 171, 183, 190
Jasperson, Lt. Col. Fred, 81, 285–86, 296, 298, 308, 315, 334, 349
Javelin, HMS, 26
Jeannie Deans, HMS, 119
Johnston, Pte. J., 279
Joint Planning Committee, 30
Jones, Pte. R.G., 261
Kanik, Tpr. Stan, 291
Kearns, Pte. Robert, 285
Keitel, Gen. Feld. Wilhelm, 159
Kelly, HMS, 26, 126
Kempton, Lt. Leonard, 178, 233–34, 255–56
Kent, Lt. Jack, 285
Kerr, Lt. Col. B. Russell, 144
Kerr, Sgt. R.K., 231, 238
Keyes, Adm. Roger, 26–27, 29–33
Kidd, Flt. Lt. Gerald Le Blount, 228
Kiel, 33
King Edward VII, 26
King George, 26
King, PM Mackenzie, 22, 56–57, 365
Koons, Cpl. Frank, 215, 218, 220, 225
Korenblum, Pte. W.A., 278
Koyl, Lt. Jack, 269–70, 333
Krohn, Pte. J., 240, 346
Labatt, Lt. Col. Ridley “Bob,” 81, 119, 125, 169, 201–03, 275–76, 278–79, 281, 283–84, 298–300, 308, 314–15, 322–24, 349, 355–57, 361
Lambert, Cdr. G.T., 151
Lambert, Lt. Marcel, 295
Landing Craft Assault, described, 133
Landing Craft Flak, described, 186
Landing Craft Mechanical Mark I, described, 92
Landing Craft Tank, described, 88
Lang, Lt. W.S.M., 251
Law, Maj. A.T. “Andy,” 79, 176, 244, 248, 250–54, 342
Laycock, Brig. Bob, 139–40, 226
Lazier, Maj. Harold, 299, 335, 355
LCA187, 348
LCA209, 267
LCA315, 257
LCA521, 257
LCF(L)1, 189, 191, 193, 331–32
LCF2, 308–09
LCF6, 186
LCM21, 348
LCP1, 212
LCP15, 209–11
LCP42, 206, 212
LCP81, 212
LCP85, 212
LCP157, 212
LCT1, 288, 295
LCT2, 289–90