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1942 - DIEPPE RAID - Private Eugene Adelbert Neale - 87th Battalion (CGG) WWI Veteran Killed in action durinf the Dieppe Raid 19 August 1942 with R.C.I.C.Scope and Content
NEALE, Eugene Adelbert (1892-1942), Pte 87th Bn CGG / WW2 Pte RCIC Essex and Scottish Regiment
Massachusetts, USA
Born on March 20th, 1892 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, Eugen Adelbert Neale was a US Citizen that volunteered with CGG during WWI. He is one of two CGG members and the only CGG WWI Veteran, to be killed in action during the Dieppe Raid on 19 August 1942. A/21886 (178177 87th Bn) Pte Eugene Adelbert Neale, enlisted with the 87th Battalion (CGG) on 23 December 1915. During WWI, he was wounded twice in 1916 and served with distinction with CGG for 2 years 5 months before transferring to the 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps in May 1918. He returned to Canada and was discharged from the CEF on 9 June 1919 in St, Jean, PQ. After WWI, he returned to the U.S. and lived in Texas but returned to Canada in 1940 and re-enlisted with the Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. at the age of 50. He was reported missing in action and later confirmed as killed in action while participating in the Dieppe Raid.
On 19 August 1942, a misleading message was received by the headquarters ship, which led officials to believe that the Essex Scottish Regiment had breached the seawall successfully and were making headway in the town, when in fact they were on the pebble covered beach, pinned down and being fired at by the enemy. By the end of the Dieppe Raid, the Essex Scottish Regiment had suffered 121 fatal casualties.
In 2017, a group of CGG veterans toured WW2 battle sites of France and visit Dieppe.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
April 21, 2025Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
April 21, 2025
