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On Sunday 19^th August 2012, the 70^th anniversary of the� Dieppe Raid. �A small group of people gathered along the West Worthing seafront at the bottom of Grand Ave, to remember the Canadian servicemen that were

�stationed in and around Worthing that left, many never to return from the ill-fated event.� Chris Vowles� who runs the not for profit charity �Canadian Roots UK � arranged with the consent� of� Worthing Borough�

�Council �for the Canadian Flag to be raised at the bottom of Grand Ave along �Worthing seafront. �This was one of the positions, where Canadian servicemen manned the large guns during their stay in Worthing defending

�the South �Coast from possible invasion. ��Canadian Roots UK� helps those that were fathered by Canadian servicemen during WW2 trace their Canadian family, and to date Chris has reunited 101 families.�

�Along with Chris Vowles, Dave Petts and Ken Mcdonald who were both successfully reunited by Chris with their Canadian families. Plus others held a minutes silence followed by Chris laying a wreath in memory of the

�many Canadian servicemen who on the 19^th August 1942 landed on the beaches of Dieppe never to return. Cllr Tom Wye also in attendance commented that �The Canadian Servicemen were a major part of Worthing

�life during WW2 and the help that they gave to Worthing should not be forgotten�.�

�The flag was put up on Friday 17^th August 2012 by the Beach Office and lowered to half- mast on Sunday 19^th August.

�Canadian Roots UK together with Worthing Borough Council have agreed that a permanent memorial will be erected on the seafront opposite Grand Avenue by the 19th August 2013.

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Anyone wishing to donate to this memorial may do so by either clicking the button below or by cheque payable to "Canadian Roots UK".� 9 Homesearle House, 225 Goring Road , Goring By Sea, West Sussex, BN12 4PW.

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