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| Name: |
Merritt, Charles Cecil Ingersoll |
| Date of birth: | November 10th, 1908 (Vancouver, Canada)
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| Date of death: |
July 12th, 2000 (Vancouver, Canada)
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Canadian |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Unit:
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The South Saskatchewan Regiment, Canadian Army
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Awarded on:
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June 22nd, 1945
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Awarded for:
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Operation Jubilee
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Action:
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Lieutenant Colonel Merrit was ordered to occupy a heavily defended bridge near Dieppe, France, on 19 August 1942. Enemy machine-gun posts, mortars and artillery defended the bridge. After eliminating the first enemy units, Lieutenant Colonel Merrit and some other units stormed in the direction of the bridge. During this heroic action they managed to capture the target and formed a bridgehead while they were under heavy enemy fire. By doing so they made it possible to continue the evacuation of allied troops from the beach. Lieutenant Merrit and the other survivors were eventually captured and they spent the remainder of the war as prisoners of war.
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Details:
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Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt is buried at the Ocean View Memorial Park, Burnaby, Canada.
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