Sister Agnès-Marie Valois, who earned the nickname “Angel of Dieppe” for her defiance in treating Canadian soldiers on the beach of Dieppe during the disastrous Second World War raid, has died, aged 103. Valois became an iconic hero to Canada’s veterans for defying Nazi authorities on the bloodstained beach who ordered her to treat wounded German soldiers before aiding the Canadians. Hundreds of Canadian soldiers passed through her care, both on the beach and afterwards in a hospital at Rouen. Many wounded Canadian soldiers spoke of her soothing voice and comforting care and her promise to always care for them. Fletcher was in Dieppe in 2007 with Jack McFarland, a Hamilton vet who was wounded at Dieppe when McFarland’s eyes lit up: “He got excited and he grabbed my arm.

Source: National Post April 20, 2018 01:30 UTC