Graham MacLachlan was in command of the rear party of the Royal Regiment of Canada that was left behind in camp while the unit went off to take part in the infamous Dieppe Raid. He and the rest of the boys who were left behind believed that the unit had only gone on a two day training exercise. It was Adjutant MacLachlan who had to rebuild the unit after its decimation on the French soil. Graham soon after  left the unit for four months, joining a British unit of the Buffs in North Africa. Graham MacLachlan has the unique distinction of  leading the group of men who knocked out the first Tiger Tank of the entire war. In 1947 he was made Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment. Edward’s brothers never forgot him as proven by letters acknowledging his sacrifice written while into the 1970’s.

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-The Royal Regiment of Canada, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Battle Axe 78th Infantry Division patch, British 6th Armoured Division patch, Canadian Army Pacific Force Patch x2 (small and large), service chevrons,1st Army HQ Phantom, and ribbon for Africa Star)