​​Operation Jubilee was undertaken predominantly by the Canadian 2nd Infantry Division. The main objective was to hold the port of Dieppe to search for secret intelligence and technology before withdrawing after around eight hours.

​German defences around ‘White Beach’ consisted of two rows of barbed wire on the beach along the promenade wall, about 1.8 metres heigh. Numerous defensive positions for rifle and machine gun were positioned around the promenade off the beach. Several positions sat on the overlooking cliff. German forces had fortified the Casino on the promenade. There were numerous artillery batteries supported by nearby mortar.

​The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) had to secure ‘White Beach’. 582 soldiers landed on the beach and advanced towards their objectives - capturing positions in and around town. They were due to land at sunrise to surprise German forces and prevent observation of approaching naval craft from the sea.

​At around 05:30 the RHLI began to land in front of the Casino. German forces, fully aware of the landings, opened fire from all angles and above as the craft approached and disembarked. There were many casualties as the RHLI slowly advanced.

​German forces had fortified the three-story casino, including machine gun positions and an anti-tank gun position towards the beach and road. Some of the RHLI managed to get into the casino and slowly began to clear the position in close quarters combat.

​On Rue de Sygogne An anti-tank concrete wall around 1.8 metres high blocked the exit from the esplanade into town. A small group of RHLI did make it to position and jumped over the wall into town. They had no heavy equipment or explosives to open the road. They dispersed in small groups into town but werevineffective and eventually returned to the beach.

​German forces slowly forced the RHLI back to the beach and the evacuation order was given for extraction. Here the actions of a reverend, Honorary Captain John Foote, led to a Victory Cross award for gallantry.

​Of the 582 RHLI men, 197 were killed or died of wounds, 217 were captured as prisoners of war, 78 of which were wounded. The evacuation of ‘White Beach’ was more successful than the opposite end at ‘Red Beach’, with 217 men reembarking to return to the United Kingdom, 108 of which were wounded.