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Dieppe Raid Aug. 1942 - Troops returned from the Raid

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Item

Date:

19 August, 1942.

Item no. (creator):

WRC-2880

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3592322

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Department of National Defence fonds

Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre

Canadian Army photographs

WRC prefix - CA

Dieppe Raid Aug. 1942 - Troops returned from the Raid
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Date(s):

19 August, 1942.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Language of material:

no language

Additional name(s):

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Unknown

Finding aid no.:

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24-513P-WRC

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General note:

According to information supplied by family members, this photograph depicts Sidney Ernest Theodore Russell, who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. During the Dieppe Raid, he was serving on HMS Berkeley when it was bombed. The surviving crew were rescued from the water and returned to Newhaven.

Related material:

This photograph, and other related WRC images, were sourced from the British official collection. This specific photograph appears as image item number H22604, taken by Lt. Spender, in a series of Dieppe Raid photos now in the custody of the Imperial War Museum. It also contains the contextual information "This man appears to have lost one leg of his Battledress trousers in his encounter with the enemy. Taken at Newhaven 19 Aug. 1942."

Subject heading:

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Army

Source:

Government

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1967-052 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
Nil

Copy negative [1967-052 NPC] PA-210153

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-210153
Restrictions on use: Nil
Copyright: Expired

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