WW2 Canadian Paratrooper's Wings

[RonR]

These WW2 Canadian Paratroper's Wings belonged to L/Cpl. John Franklin LeVesconte, a survivor of the Dieppe Raid, who finished the War as an instructor in the 1 Canadian Parachute Training Company in England.


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[RonR]

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[grndevil44]

nice one Ron, do you have his service files ?

[RonR]

Thank you John!

Indeed I do.

He was my Father in Law.

Best regards,

[grndevil44]

ah ok!

Who was he with at Dieppe Ron, did he tell you much about it

[RonR]

John,

He was one of the 65 who returned from the Royal Regiment of Canada.

Here is his Unit photo of Company C, 1 Bn Royal Regiment of Canada.

On the reverse of the photo, many of the men are identified with the notation
"P.W. Dieppe Aug 42" or "K. Dieppe Aug 42" after their name.

Indicating either a Prisoner of War (P.W.) or Killed (K.).


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[RonR]

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[Steve Turner]

Nice wings with a bit of history Ron.

I encountered the exact same type of wings in a 1 Can Para group I had as well.

Cheers,
-Steve

[grndevil44]

Very sobering when you see all those faces and only 65 came back, Ron I wonder if your father in law mentioned what they were told prior to the raid, ie the objective.

[RonR]

John,

Like many Veterans of tragic Battles, he was quite reluctant to go through the memories again.

Best regards,