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Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Heroes of Dieppe Chapter
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Dates of existence
1942-2008
History
This chapter was named after the soldiers participating in the Dieppe Raid of August 19, 1942. The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry saw combat for the first time at Dieppe. Only 102 of the 582 soldiers who landed were not among the casualties: 197 killed, 174 captured and 194 wounded (including 85 also captured). The Heroes of Dieppe COE Chapter became a primary chapter in 1949. It was disbanded in 2008.
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Related entity
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE). Wellington Square Chapter
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Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE). Wellington Square Chapter
is the superior of
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Heroes of Dieppe Chapter