(William) Bill Wigley
Calgary Tanks
(William) Bill Wigley, Calgary Tanks
Bill (William) Wigley was born Castor,Alberta on December 31, 1921. He joined the Calgary Tanks and travelled overseas and participated in the raid on Dieppe, or “Operation Jubilee” on August 19th, 1942.
On that fateful day, their Churchill tank threw a track from the chert of the beach. Not long after, he and his crew were forced to surrender to the Germans. He watched as allied Spitfires strafed their own men in the town. He was held prisoner at Stalag 8-B until the end of the war.
He and Mabel Herzog married, having six children. He then became a pastor and retired in Olds, Alberta before finally settling Lacombe, Alberta. He passed away on May 10th,2012.
Quote on Dieppe on August 19, 1942
