Upon arriving in Scotland after its trans-Atlantic crossing, the Regiment traveled to Aldershot, England, where it was barracked in Warburg Barracks, Aldershot.
Essex Scottish Regimental Crest
Regimental Crest Badge of the Essex Scottish Regiment.
Pte (Private) Harry William Manchester, December, 1939.
Pte (Private) Harry William Manchester In Full Dress Uniform, December 31, 1939.
Pte (Private) Harry William Manchester In Full Dress Uniform, December 31, 1939.
The Essex and Kent Scottish Regimental crest and tartan
The MacGregor Tartan, the official tartan of the Essex Scottish Regiment.
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No 2 Company, Canadian Provost Corps
The Number 2 Company of the Canadian Provost Corps was a Canadian military police company stationed in Southern England during World War II, serving the military police needs of the Second Canadian Infantry Division.
The primary duties of the company were to provide security of facilities, personnel, patrol areas, and military convoys in its area of operations in Southern England.
In addition, the company provided military policemen with the Essex Scottish Regiment and other regiments in their attacks on French coast during the Dieppe Raid. The purpose of the military police presence was to take custody of any German prisoners captured during the raid.
Canadian Provo Corps E Section
Cpl Reich, Regina, Saskatchewan.
L/Cpl Harry William Manchester, Windsor, Ontario.
L/Cpl Causton, Toronto, Ontario.
L/Cpl Grywinski, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Sgt Birmingham, Toronto, Ontario.
L/Cpl Whiteman, Red Lake, Ontario.
L/Cpl Harris, St. Thomas, Ontario.
L/Cpl Green, Sydney, Nova Scotia.
L/Cpl Millay, Montreal, Quebec.
Canadian Provo Corps Motorcycle Formation.
A motorcycle detachment of Number 2 Company of the Canadian Provo Corps in Southern England, circa 1941. The arrow drawn on the photo designates Harry William Manchester (fifteenth from left).
canadiansoldiers.com is a reference source regarding the organization, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, traditions, and insignia of Canadian soldiers in the 20th Century.
As such, the website is valuable source of information about the military units Harry William Manchester was a part of, and The Dieppe Raid and the other military units that participated in that action.
