Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a regiment of tanks, were put ashore from a naval force operating under protection of Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters.
The port was to be captured and held for a short period, to test the feasibility of a landing and to gather intelligence. German coastal defences, port structures and important buildings were to be demolished. The raid was intended to boost Allied morale, demonstrate the commitment of the United Kingdom to re-open the Western Front and support the Soviet Union, fighting on the Eastern Front.
Aerial and naval support was insufficient to enable the ground forces to achieve their objectives; the tanks were trapped on the beach and the infantry was largely prevented from entering the town by obstacles and German fire. After less than six hours, mounting casualties forced a retreat. The operation was a fiasco in which only one landing force achieved its objective and some intelligence including electronic intelligence was gathered.
Within ten hours, 3,623 of the 6,086 men who landed had been killed, wounded or became prisoners of war. The Luftwaffe made a maximum effort against the landing as the RAF had expected, but the RAF lost 106 aircraft (at least 32 to anti-aircraft fire or accidents) against 48 German losses. The Royal Navy lost 33 landing craft and a destroyer.
Both sides learned important lessons regarding coastal assaults. The Allies learned lessons that influenced the success of the D-Day landings. Artificial harbours were declared crucial, tanks were adapted specifically for beaches, a new integrated tactical air force strengthened ground support, and capturing a major port at the outset was no longer seen as a priority. Churchill and Mountbatten both claimed that these lessons had outweighed the cost. The Germans also believed that Dieppe was a learning experience and made a considerable effort to improve the way they defended the occupied coastlines of Europe.
SURNAME
Walker
FORENAME
Percy Edward
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PO/X 2542
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 70 Column 3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Thorp
FORENAME
Thomas Edward
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
PLY/X 1309
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
GRAVESITE
Plymouth Naval Memorial,Devon Panel 74 Column 3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Thomas Edward and Jane Thorp
husband of Edith Mary...
SURNAME
Singleton
FORENAME
Ronald Barry
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PO/X 107025
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
GRAVESITE
Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 70 Column 3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA Dieppe
See 40 RM CDO War diary
SURNAME
Riddle
FORENAME
Albert Harrison Invincible
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PO/X 3021
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery,France D.48
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of John E. and May Riddle,Middlesbrough,Yorkshire
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Rhodes
FORENAME
William Henry
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
"PO/21781" (CWGC)
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
36
GRAVESITE
Pihen-les-Guines War Cemetery,France Sp.Mem.2.F.4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
husband of Hilda May Rhodes,Southsea,Hampshire
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Powell
FORENAME
Wallace William Alfred
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
CH/X 3243
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery,France D.47
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ernest and Elizebath(?) Powell,Leamington Spa,Warwickshire...
SURNAME
Phillipps
FORENAME
Joseph Picton
UNIT
"A" Commando (Commanding Officer)
RANK
Lieutenant Colonel
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
GRAVESITE
Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 93
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Over
FORENAME
Derrick George
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Lieutenant
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France E.6
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Dr William Pigg, LRCP and Marian Josephine Over, Godalming, Surrey...
SURNAME
Orman
FORENAME
Peter William
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PO/X 107304
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery,France G.19
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Albert Ernest and Agnes Emma Orman,Totton,Hampshire
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Morgan
FORENAME
Henry William
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Lance Corporal
NUMBER
CH/X 1618
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Chatham Naval Memorial,Kent 65.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of William Frank and Annie Mary Morgan,Cheam,Surrey
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Manners
FORENAME
James Calvert (Pops)
UNIT
40 Commando
RANK
Lieutenant Colonel
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
3rd June 1944
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Belgrade War Cemetery,Yugoslavia Coll.grave 9.B.3-10
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Herbert Cecil and Dorothy Manners
husband of...
SURNAME
Mackinstry
FORENAME
John
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
EX/4156
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Oye-Plage Communal Cemetery,France Row 1 Grave 8
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son 0f Samuel G. and Agnes S.Mackinstry,Greenock,Renfrewshire
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Heath
FORENAME
Albert Stuart
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
CH/X 1967
DATE OF DEATH
20th August 1942
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
St Sever Cemetery Extension,Rouen,France Block"S" Plot 4 Row R Grave 2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Charles and Annie Heath
husband of...
SURNAME
Harwood
FORENAME
Frederick Charles William
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
PLY/X 2685
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Calais Canadian War Cemetery, France 8.F.7
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 02.12.1919 Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK
son of...
SURNAME
Gotts
FORENAME
Eric William
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PO/X 2274
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France A.30
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of William Edward and Gertrude Gotts, Suffield, Norfolk
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Everall
FORENAME
Henry John
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
PLY/X 2081
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France H.3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 11.06.1918, Bodenham, Herefordshire, UK
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Duerden
FORENAME
Alfred
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
PLY/X 108140
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon Panel 74 Column 3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 06.10.1917, Drighlington, Yorkshire, UK
son of Charles and...
SURNAME
Comyn
FORENAME
Alan Douglas
UNIT
A Commando (Adjutant)
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
GRAVESITE
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire Panel 93
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
husband of Lydia Anne Comyn, Wychling, Kent
KIA Dieppe
SURNAME
Catterall
FORENAME
John
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PO/X 108069
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France Plot 12 Row E Grave 13
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 02.06.1921, Middleton, Lancashire, UK
son of Thomas and...
SURNAME
Callow
FORENAME
Arthur John
UNIT
"A" Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PLY/X 3413
DATE OF DEATH
19th August 1942
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Escalles Churchyard, France (only British grave)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 28.04.1920, Southgate, London, UK
son of Alfred John and Eliza...
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