Certainly this tribute extends to the incomparable Rosemary Shipton, whose editing prowess and historical training allowed this rather convoluted story to unfold with energy and grace, and who gave my usual impenetrable academic prose the space to breathe. Above all, this project would not have got off the ground without the vision and drive of my publisher and co-editor Louise Dennys, who, captivated by what this story means for Canadians, pulled out all the stops to acquire the rights and then provided the guiding hand and consummate leadership needed to bring this project to fruition. It is due to her genuine commitment that my time in the trenches writing the text will be one of the most memorable and rewarding experiences of my life.
To the friends and family I have put on hold for the last year—Earl Chapman, Lionel Chetwynd, Greg Hill, the Black Sox, the Knights, my former colleagues at LBP and the Black Watch, John, Liette, Pat, Lorina, Dave, Carly, Stephanie and all the nieces and nephews—I thank you for your patience, understanding and friendship.
I also want to mention my mother and my late father, who, during a European trip in 1962, stopped by Dieppe to pay their respects to the many friends lost on the morning of August 19, 1942, and who filmed a thirty-second segment of the harbour and Pollet Cliff with their 8 mm camera. They could never have realized the supreme irony of that moment: despite better vantage points, they chose, for whatever reason, to take the photo from the front steps of the Hôtel Moderne. Pure coincidence, of course—but history can move in mysterious ways.
Finally, to my wife, Carolyn, my children, Jessica, Andie and Kevin, and our big yellow Lab, Maya, thank you so much for your support throughout this remarkable journey. I love you all.
PHOTO CREDITS
col1.1 Enigma machine rotors
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
col2.1 Ronald Beal
© Jennifer Roberts.
Enigma keyboard
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
col4.1 Aerial reconnaissance photo of Dieppe
© The National Archives, Kew / AIR 8/896
1.1 Royal Hamilton Light Infantry at graves of Canadian soldiers
©Lieut. Ken Bell / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-176696
1.2 “History of SIGINT Operations” by 30 AU
© The National Archives, Kew / ADM 223/213
1.3 Cryptographers outside Bletchley Park
© Bletchley Park Trust
1.4 Workers at Bletchley Park
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
2.1 Ian Fleming
© The Times
2.2 Old Admiralty Building, London
© David Iliff
2.3 John Godfrey
© Imperial War Museums (A 20777)
2.4 Admiral Sir William “Blinker” Hall date and photographer unknown
2.5 Winston Churchill
© Imperial War Museums (MH 26392)
3.1 Three-wheel Enigma machine
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
3.2 Enigma wheels
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
3.3 Alan Turing
date and photographer unknown
3.4 The Bombe
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
3.5 Close-up view of Bombe
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
3.6 Women seated at Bombe machines
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
4.1 Karl Dönitz
© Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1976-127-06A
4.2 Harry Hinsley Photo courtesy of Hugo Hinsley
4.3 Workers at Bletchley Park
Crown Copyright. Used by permission, Director GCHQ
4.4 Lofoten Islands Raid
© Imperial War Museums (N 397)
4.5 Canadian seamen boarding U-744
© Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-139427
4.6 Enigma machine with code books Photo courtesy of Wayne Abbott
4.7 Wireless control room
© Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-4222-02A
4.8 Four-wheel Enigma machine
© Bletchley Park Trust
5.1 Louis Mountbatten
©Yousuf Karsh/Maclean’s Magazine/Library and Archives Canada / PA-215000
5.2 Vaagso Island Raid
© Imperial War Museums (N 530)
5.3 John Hughes-Hallett
Photo courtesy of Frederick M. Jeanne
7.1 Mountbatten addresses the troops April 1942, photographer unknown
7.2 R.E.D. Ryder
Photo courtesy of the Ryder Family
8.1 HMS Dorlin
© Iain A. Robertson
8.2 Commandos on landing craft
© Imperial War Museums (H 17472)
8.3 “Proposal for Naval Intelligence Commando Unit”
© The National Archives, Kew / ADM 223/500
9.1 Topographical drawing of cliffs at Dieppe
© The National Archives, Kew / WO 252/108
9.2 Entrance to the harbour
© The National Archives, Kew / WO 252/108
9.3 Aerial reconnaissance photo of Dieppe
© The National Archives, Kew / AIR 8/896
9.4 Pillboxes at entrance to channel
© The National Archives, Kew / CAB 98/22
9.5 The gauntlet
© The National Archives, Kew / CAB 98/22
9.6 Dieppe harbour with trawlers
© French National Archives
9.7 “New Objectives list”
© The National Archives, Kew / DEFE 2/550
10.1 Hamilton Roberts
© Canada. Dept. of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada /
PA-153531
11.1 No. 10 Platoon, X Company
Photo courtesy of Paul McGrath.
11.2 Ian Fleming’s commandos
Photo courtesy of Paul McGrath.
11.3 Paul McGrath and No. 10 Platoon members
Photo courtesy of Paul McGrath.
11.4 Peter Huntington-Whiteley
Photo courtesy of Huntington-Whiteley family
11.5 NID intelligence search document
© The National Archives, Kew / WO 252/108
13.1 Landing craft en route to Dieppe
© Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-171080
13.2 HMS Fernie
© Imperial War Museums (FL 1677)
13.3 HMS Locust
© Imperial War Museums (FL 10250)
13.4 View of beaches smoking
© The National Archives, Kew / DEFE 2/338
13.5 Aerial photo with tobacco factory
© The National Archives, Kew / DEFE 2/338
14.1 Fallen Canadian soldier
© Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-291-1209-26
14.2 Prisoners of war
date and photographer unknown
14.3 Soldier drinks from helmet
© Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-291-1238-37A
epl.1 Howard Large
© Nick Brancaccio/the Windsor Star
epl.2 Ronald Beal
© Colin McConnell/Getstock.com
nts.1 Carnage on Blue Beach
nts.2 Essex Scottish soldiers
© Capt. W.G. Abel / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-189474
PERMISSIONS
Every attempt has been made by the author to trace the copyright or permissions holders of images used or works quoted in this book. I welcome any information or clarification in the few instances where such information was untraceable or unavailable to me.
this page, this page, this page: Permission to reproduce from The Girl From Station X: My Mother’s Unknown Life, Copyright ©Elisa Segrave, published by Union Books, an imprint of Aurum Press Ltd, September 2013, is granted by permission of the author.
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Turing: Pioneer of the Information Age, p. 64, Copyright © B. Jack Copeland, published by Oxford University Press, November 2012, is granted by permission of Oxford University Press.
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DAVID R. O’KEEFE is an award-winning historian, documentarian and professor at Marianopolis College in Westmount, Quebec. He served with the The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in Montreal and worked as a Signals Intelligence research historian for the Directorate of History and Heritage (DND). He has also created and collaborated on over 15 documentaries for History Television and appeared on CBC Radio, Global Television, and the UKTV Network in Great Britain. In 2002 he joined forces with Emmy award-winner producer Wayne Abbott; among the television documentaries they have made is Dieppe Uncovered, which aired simultaneously on History Television in Canada and Yesterday TV in the U.K. on 70th anniversary of the raid, to major acclaim.
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