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The gentleman waving in lead tank is Lt. Ian A. Allison (later promoted to Major). This Infantry Tank Mark II or also known as the Matilda II was a British Infantry Tanks primarily used in World War II. The tank was particularly associated with the North Africa Campaign.

Photo was captured in Fall 1941.

Below are some photos of Sgt Elly Raskin who served with the Calgary Tanks in the Dieppe Raid. Also known as the Battle of Dieppe; was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 AM in the morning and by 9:00 AM the Allied commanders had been forced to call a retreat. Elly can be found outside the KOCR exhibit at the Military Museums on Mondays.

       

        Canadian Churchill tanks on the beaches of Dieppe - only 15 of the 27 tanks that made it to shore where able to climb the rugged pebble beach and cross the German anti-tank ditch - the tanks were eventually stopped by the anti-tank walls and were immobilized, or later returned to the beach to cover the withdrawal.