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Lieut.-Col. Merritt, V.C. Dieppe. Cables and wires have been loaded with the copy of correspondents who went into action with the Canadian task force (...)
Lieut.-Col. Merritt, V.C. Dieppe. Cables and wires have been loaded with the copy of correspondents who went into action with the Canadian task force (...)

Lieut.-Col. Merritt, V.C. Dieppe. Cables and wires have been loaded with the copy of correspondents who went into action with the Canadian task force (...)

Date10/3/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lieut.-Col. Merritt, V.C. Dieppe. Cables and wires have been loaded with the copy of correspondents who went into action with the Canadian task force that wrote a chapter in military history that ranks with Ypres, Mons, Vimy, Passchendaele and Hong Kong and all those other battlefields on which Canadians have written their names with blood and sweat and acts of undying courage.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0068151F
Here is Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt, V.C., of Vancouver-hero of Dieppe-at a reception depot in England after being flown there from a German prison camp(...)
Here is Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt, V.C., of Vancouver-hero of Dieppe-at a reception depot in England after being flown there from a German prison camp(...)
5/7/1945
First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment a(...)
First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment a(...)
6/28/1944
This Dieppe hero, Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt of Vancouver, commanded the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Now a prisoner of the Germans, he was the first C(...)
This Dieppe hero, Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt of Vancouver, commanded the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Now a prisoner of the Germans, he was the first C(...)
10/31/1942
Grimly engrossed in their task, these two sailors are preparing to let out the paravane with the mine-sweeping cables attached to it. It seems to be hard work
Grimly engrossed in their task, these two sailors are preparing to let out the paravane with the mine-sweeping cables attached to it. It seems to be hard work
7/18/1941
Russian war correspondents, here to address a mass meeting at Maple Leaf Gardens, sponsored by the National Council for Soviet-Canadian Friendship, re(...)
Russian war correspondents, here to address a mass meeting at Maple Leaf Gardens, sponsored by the National Council for Soviet-Canadian Friendship, re(...)
6/13/1946
Gregory Clark, who says if you know how we war correspondents work, it may relieve your mind with regard to our shortcomings
Gregory Clark, who says if you know how we war correspondents work, it may relieve your mind with regard to our shortcomings
12/11/1943
Charming wife of Lieut.-Col. Merritt is the former Grace Bone of Belleville. She is living in her home town for the duration of the war with their two young sons, Cecil left) and Peter
Charming wife of Lieut.-Col. Merritt is the former Grace Bone of Belleville. She is living in her home town for the duration of the war with their two young sons, Cecil left) and Peter
10/2/1942
Seventh V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. David Currie of Moose Jaw and Owen Sound
Seventh V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. David Currie of Moose Jaw and Owen Sound
5/7/1945
Correspondent's advice: Reporters can masquerade in covering a major story if it helps the system change for the better, says Mike Wallace of the top CBS current-affairs show 60 Minutes
Correspondent's advice: Reporters can masquerade in covering a major story if it helps the system change for the better, says Mike Wallace of the top CBS current-affairs show 60 Minutes
10/21/1985
In the news U.S. correspondents are turning the spotlight on Canada
In the news U.S. correspondents are turning the spotlight on Canada
8/6/1981
Leaders of Canadian troops in the Kiska task force watch transports being loaded with equipment and supplies at a Canadian port for the attack. Left t(...)
Leaders of Canadian troops in the Kiska task force watch transports being loaded with equipment and supplies at a Canadian port for the attack. Left t(...)
8/23/1943
Top business spokesman J. Hugh Stevens stands in front of mammoth wire spool at Laird Dr. plant of Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd., of which he's chief executive. Stevens, who today became persident of the Canadian Manufactures Association says companies must become more competitive to create more jobs.
Top business spokesman J. Hugh Stevens stands in front of mammoth wire spool at Laird Dr. plant of Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd., of which he's chief executive. Stevens, who today became persident of the Canadian Manufactures Association says companies must become more competitive to create more jobs.
6/3/1977